Former India player Aakash Chopra has picked Team India’s likely bowling attack for the first Test against England. He also added that veteran all-rounder Shardul Thakur can perform the job of a pure bowler while batting at No. 8.
However, India will play against England in a five-match Test series, with the first match starting in Leeds on Friday, June 20.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “If Karun is at No. 6, you will definitely keep Jaddu at No. 7. Let’s not argue about whether he should be at No. 7. He has played at No. 5 in England and scored runs. You have to play Ravindra Jadeja, and he has to bat at No. 7. That is actually too low. If you keep Karun at No. 6 and Jadeja at No. 7, you can play four fast bowlers, and you will be able to manage if one of them is Shardul Thakur, because he has done well in the intra-squad match. If he plays at No. 8, he is actually playing as a pure bowler as he can give you 17-18 overs in a day.”

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Meanwhile, Aakash Chopra also stated that India might consider playing Arshdeep Singh, but they are unlikely to go with four specialist pace bowlers as well.

“They might think about Arshdeep, but they might not play him because, based on what I have seen, they are not going in the direction of a left-armer. Again, these are very early signs, and we are looking from afar. If you want to meet fire with fire, you can also play four fast bowlers,” he said.

“Based on what I am seeing, the team might play Nitish Kumar Reddy at No. 7 and Ravindra Jadeja at No. 8, and I will feel now we are going down the wrong route. You are again going to a place where you feel you need a batter who can bowl a little. After that, three fast bowlers – Bumrah, Siraj and Prasidh Krishna,” Aakash Chopra concluded.