Former India cricketer turned cricket expert Aakash Chopra has slammed the West Indies Team and questioned whether they have come to take part in the T20 World Cup 2021 or a pleasure trip. He said that after West Indies had a poor show against England in their tournament opener.
While previewing the West Indies-South Africa match in a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra opined: “It is an encounter between two sides who lost their first matches. South Africa lost after a great fight but West Indies, the defending champions, we don’t know if they have actually come for the T20 World Cup or have come on a tourist visa to Dubai.”
Aakash Chopra further added: “We don’t know which West Indies team will come to play. It is a team which we have been repeatedly saying that if they score can make 225 runs and if not, they won’t make even 125 and that is what happened in the last match – they made 55 in total.”
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However, apart from their defeat against England, West Indies has suffered losses in both their warm-up matches as well. They batted extremely cautiously against Pakistan and Afghanistan and never looked dominant side too. Aakash Chopra also said that they do not have a youthful side.
He pointed out: “It was reeking of arrogance at some stage. It looked like every guy was saying that runs will get scored, we are the champions and play T20 very easily. They have collected a team of aged men, which has Ravi Rampaul, Dwayne Bravo, Chris Gayle – they have been playing for such a long time. Even if you see Lendl Simmons.”
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“You might give them a chance again if they play in a bold and carefree fashion. If the professionalism, processes and everything else that goes right, I feel South Africa will trouble them because they will push them to the back foot with their bowling,” Aakash Chopra concluded.