"It's going to be a bat-vs-bat contest": Akash Chopra on India vs ENG T20 Series

Former India cricketer Akash Chopra while speaking exclusively on Star Sportsrsquo Game Plan shared his thoughts on Indiarsquos upcoming T20 series against England starting today at 700 PM on the JioStar Network the official broadcaster Herersquos what he had to sayOn Indiarsquos domination in T20 internationalsSky is the limit I mean quite literally He is the captain as well and under his tenure the team is also playing very aggressively See once in a while when you think too far ahead and fly too high then sometimes you fall too So when were talking about close to 300 run targets its possible that one day well reach only 125 That is also a possibility But the way this team plays it feels like its been decidedmdashwell be fearless After that well see what happensOn Abhishek Sharmarsquos formAbhishekrsquos form has been a little up and down In the beginning in his second T20I he scored a century against Zimbabwe After that a lot of promise a lot of potential but not enough performance So I think for Abhishek Sharma this is the final opportunity and I really love the kid I think if he does well it will be a great thing But these 5 matchesmdashgo ahead and live your life Because in these matches like Sanju has made his name in the last 3 matches in the same way Abhishek Sharma will have to do it Or else there will be a little change in time and Jaiswal will come backAlso ReadAB de Villiers to come out of retirement Heres what he said about his returnOn Suryakumar Yadavrsquos performanceHonestly for Surya its a little interesting If we see the T20 numbers for the last whole year they are very middling numbers So its been a pretty dry period for Surya runswise He didnt shine that much but batting at number 4 I think is a little counterproductive Surya should be batting at 3 but he has given his place to Tilak So he will have to wait because in the beginning when the runs are more Surya has less time to actually express himself So its going to be difficult once againOn Arshdeep Singhrsquos role in this seriesExtremely important Because there will be Ben Duckett and Phil Salt as their opening pair at number 3 they have Jos Buttler and you realize that if their wickets dont fall then there will be a lot of beating But the best thing about this bowler is that he takes wickets in the initial overs He also has variationsOn Jos ButtlerI think Jos Buttler even in 2024 his numbers are good Its a 5match series so he knows what he can do and we can expect at least 2 batting innings from Jos ButtlerOn expectations from todayrsquos game and the overall seriesLets prepare for the runfest Because a lot of runs will be made See its a T20 format In many places there might be a role of dew because its still cold in many places you might see dew in the evening Its possible that the team that will chase later will feel a little easier to chase because in T20rsquos it happens anyway But If dew comes then it becomes even easier So from east to west I think batting will be at its best Itll be fun Therell be a lot of beating for the bowlersOn the overall India vs England seriesIts going to be a batvsbat contest Because batting is a heavyweight on both sides If we look at the clash its not a lightweight clash Its a heavyweight clash in which if you hit a six the other team can hit two And its possible that if the pitch is right both innings will be equal The tempo can be set with the first match and the other team will also look at it from the same perspective Youre also playing elevens Youre also worried about batting Thats why you play twothree proper bowlers the rest are allrounders So when both teams play the same type of cricket almost a similar brand of cricket then there should be a good clash In my opinion there should be a lot of runsOn the challenges faced by Team India in recent monthsIn the past six months if there is anything we have learned it is that we have to work hard We cant do without it We never lost to Sri Lanka for 27 years But we lost Weve never lost to New Zealand in our lives For the first time we lost a series 30 in a team match So one thing Ive understood is that its good to be humble Its good to stay grounded And whatever you do on the field it is considered the same So Im not going to take this series lightlyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever