Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has said that the Indian team’s experimentation phase should be over after the recently concluded T20I series against Australia as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “It’s been a phase of experiments. I hope these experiments stop. They said they can send anyone up or down the order, play or drop anyone, and that they are in an experimental phase. When the team openly admits that, you agree that they can experiment.”

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“However, now you have a five-match series against South Africa at home and a five-match series against New Zealand at home, and I think the time for experiment is over. I think we are done. You cannot experiment much after this, and you shouldn’t, because the World Cup will start in February,” he further added.

However, Aakash Chopra also warned India against complacency, stating that it’s extremely tough to win a home World Cup as well.

“We are the defending World Cup champions, and we have flown our victorious flag wherever we have gone since the 2024 World Cup, but let’s not be complacent, and let’s not take anything for granted, because it’s very difficult to win a home World Cup. It seems like you have an advantage because it’s a home World Cup, but there is pressure along with that. It’s a tough one. So all experiments should be stopped now, that we will play the team that is closest to our playing XI,” Aakash Chopra concluded.