Former India player turned commentator Aakash Chopra has picked bowling as one of India’s strengths heading into the T20 World Cup 2026. He added that India have Varun Chakaravarthy, the top-ranked T20I bowler in the world, along with Jasprit Bumrah, who is the best bowler across formats as well.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “The world’s No. 1 T20I bowler is here, and that’s not Bumrah, that’s Varun Chakaravarthy. We have him, and along with him, Jasprit Bumrah is there. That makes it your eight-over bank. Then you have Arshdeep Singh, who has taken the most T20I wickets for India. You have an incredible all-rounder in the form of Axar Patel. Hardik Pandya, maybe the best all-rounder in the world, is with you. Shivam Dube’s stature has grown in bowling.”
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“If we talk about batting depth, you have a proper batter available till No. 8. If we actually see that slot, it’s Axar Patel’s. Axar Patel batting at No. 8 is a delight. How is that even possible, but India are able to do that, and in that too, all batters hit sixes and play a different brand of cricket. They are absolutely fearless and carefree. Whoever comes hits. Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, and then Axar Patel. This is a serious batting powerhouse,” he further added.
However, Aakash Chopra also added that India’s T20 World Cup 2026 squad is better than their last edition’s winning team as well.
“It’s an upgrade of the last tournament’s winning team, which is actually impossible, as what can you do better than lifting the World Cup? Can there be a better team than that? This team said there can be. That was an experienced and world-champion team, but here we have released the Ashvamedha horse. Since that T20 World Cup-winning campaign, India have won all bilateral series. They played at home and away. India have been unstoppable. So recent form is a massive tick of strength,” Aakash Chopra concluded.
