Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has said that Team India could
suffer another crushing defeat if they prepare a rank turner for the second Test against South Africa as well.

During an interaction on Star Sports, Chopra said, “It’s a tough decision now. The story is different if you go after winning or drawing the first match. You have now reached the desperate zone. 50 percent points are still at stake from the WTC perspective, but for that, will you again prepare such a helpful pitch?”

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“You got stuck yourself in the web you spun. If you do that, you might be beaten badly again. I think they are in a tricky spot. Shubman Gill’s injury has just added salt to the existing wounds that are open right now. I don’t have a correct answer as to what the Indian team would think now,” Chopra further added.

On Star Sports, Aakash Chopra was also asked whether he sees Washington Sundar continuing to bat at No. 3 in the next Test as well.

“Very difficult. I have still not been able to understand whether they played Washi because they wanted to play four spinners or because Washi should have played at No. 3. Until that question is answered, it’s impossible to say why Washi played there,” Aakash Chopra concluded.