"Would Have Avoided...": Aakash Chopra On KL Rahul Replacing Shikhar Dhawan As Captain For Zimbabwe ODI Series

13.08.2022 - 13:21 sports.ndtv.com

Former India opening batter Aakash Chopra has said that he would have avoided changing Shikhar Dhawan as the captain for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe, beginning August 18.

When the squad for the series was originally announced, Dhawan was named captain and Rahul was not mentioned. However, earlier this week, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that Rahul has been deemed fit to play and will join the squad as captain, with Dhawan acting as his deputy. "If it was in my hands, I would have avoided that," Chopra said on Rahul replacing Dhawan as the captain on the tour. "He (Rahul) was originally not named in the squad for Zimbabwe series, I understand he is the vice-captain for the Asia Cup but there is another truth that currently there are 8-10 captains in the team.

Rishabh Pant is captain, Hardik Pandya is captain, I do not think Suryakumar is far away from captaincy. Rohit Sharma is the captain, Virat Kohli has been the captain before.

It was not important, this thing could have been avoided," Chopra said in a video posted on his official YouTube channel. "Shikhar Dhawan is a senior guy, how does it matter that if he is the captain?

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