Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has said that one of the questions in front of the PBKS ahead of their match against the GT would be whether Shreyas Iyer will adopt an anchor’s role as well. While saying that Iyer should don that hat, Chopra wasn’t convinced whether he would do so as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “I am curious to see who would bat where and what would be the role assigned to them. Could it be possible for Shreyas Iyer to become the pivot? He should but will he? I am extremely eager to see that because other teams might try to score 250-275, but you can write your own story.”

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“Who will open? Will they get Priyansh Arya to open with Prabhsimran Singh? Will they ask the two uncapped Indians to go and unleash, or else Prabhsimran at one end, with Josh Inglis coming with him, or can they get Marcus Stoinis to open? There are plenty of options available to them,” Chopra shared. “So I am extremely curious to see who would open for the Punjab Kings because, although this team’s history is that they make changes very quickly, this team has changed. So throw the past baggage out. Try to understand the Punjab Kings with a new lens.”

However, Aakash Chopra also added that the PBKS might have to choose one among Marco Jansen, Aaron Hardie, and Azmatullah
Omarzai as their fourth overseas player since Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, and Glenn Maxwell are confirm in their playing XI as well.

“Then I am looking at the all-rounders because they have Marco Jansen, Aaron Hardie and Azmatullah Omarzai. They are a team filled with all-rounders, but who will they play? They cannot play everyone. I think Inglis, Stoinis and Maxwell will definitely play. So who will be the fourth?” Aakash Chopra concluded.