Aakash Chopra’s Test Team for 2021, there will be no Jasprit Bumrah or Virat Kohli.

Aakash Chopra’s Test Team for 2021, there will be no Jasprit Bumrah or Virat Kohli.

Aakash Chopra, a former India batsman, has picked his Test team for the year 2021. The omissions of Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, among others, were one of the most talked-about aspects of his XI.

In terms of Test cricket, the year 2021 was an eventful one for Team India. In their own territory, India defeated Australia 2-1 despite the absence of skipper Virat Kohli for the past four Tests.

The Virat Kohli-led team then dominated England in England (lead 2-1). With the final Test scheduled for next year. The team, however, was defeated by New Zealand in the World Test Championship (WTC) final at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.

Former India batsman Aakash Chopra announced his Test squad of the year on Monday. Speaking about Test cricket in general in 2021. The omissions of Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, among others, were one of the most talked-about aspects of his XI.

Chopra explained Kohli’s absence by saying that while he has scored runs. He has not converted them into large scores in any of the cricket matches he has played so far in 2021.

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Aakash Chopra’s Test Team for 2021

“This team is devoid of Virat Kohli. In terms of 2021, he hasn’t racked up many runs. Despite missing the majority of the Australia series, he did not score many runs in subsequent games “Chopra stated this in a video on his YouTube channel.

In his Test squad of the year 2021, the cricketer-turned-commentator chose four Indian players, two players each from Pakistan, England, and New Zealand, and one player from Sri Lanka.

Chopra also left out famous India pacer Jasprit Bumrah. As well as Australian pace spearhead and current Test skipper Pat Cummins, who had a stellar 2021 season.

Kohli will captain India in a three-match Test series against South Africa, which begins on December 26.

After the Test series, both teams will play three One-Day Internationals (ODIs). With Rohit leading India after replacing Kohli as India’s full-time white-ball captain.

Aakash Chopra Test Team: Rohit Sharma, Dimuth Karunaratne, Joe Root, Kane Williamson (c), Fawad Alam, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandan Ashwin, Kyle Jamieson, Shaheen Afridi, James Anderson, Axar Patel.

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