India have a weak bowling line-up, hopes of winning T20 World Cup are less: Aakash Chopra
India Today
Aakash Chopra believes that India have a weak bowling line-up which reduces their chances of winning the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Former India opener Aakash Chopra reckons that India's hopes of winning the T20 World Cup 2022 have become reduced due to their weak bowling line-up. Chopra slammed Yuzvendra Chahal for not sticking to his strengths and bowled faster against Australia in the opening T20I.
"We are saying that Harshal will be back, Bumrah will be back and everything will be alright. It does not happen that way. This is the sad reality of life. Bumrah was in the Mumbai Indians team, others did not bowl well and see what happened to MI this year. In one match you can take five to six wickets, in the rest of the days you won't get that many wickets," Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube channel.
"According to me, Indian bowling is looking very weak, no wicket-taking options are in sight. Yuzi Chahal continues to bowl faster. He is not bowling slower ones. The same was the case in the Asia Cup. How will you get wickets if you don't bowl slower at all?
In addition, Chopra stated that given the way India is doing, they may lose the T20I match against Australia, who are touring without some of its top players.
"The reality is that India have a weak bowling line-up. With this line-up, hopes of winning the World Cup become less. If you can't defend 208, then things are going to be difficult. Remember, this Australian team is without four of its main members."
