Aakash Chopra Expects KL Rahul to Score 250 Runs: Cricketer turned commentator Aakash Chopra set some expectations from India’s top-order batters as it’s just a few hours for the India vs New Zealand 1st Test to commence.
Chopra was talking on his YouTube channel, where he normally analyses cricket events.
According to Chopra, the top 5 batters of the country should amass in a range of 300-350 runs for it to be called a good or excellent run. As it’s a 3-match Test series, Chopra expects the top-order of India to get 4-5 innings to play, from which, according to the former cricketer, 200-250 runs would just be an average.
“It’s a three-match series. Let’s start putting some parameters as to what performance you will you term excellent. You get four to five, and sometimes six innings as a batter. If the two openers are in the 350-400 run bracket, you are outstanding. You assume at least 200-250 runs for an average series,” he said (6:20).
Aakash Chopra Expects KL Rahul to Score 250 Runs in New Zealand Series
He expects the same amount of productivity as the openers from the 3rd and 4th-order batters, i.e., from Shubhman Gill and Virat Kohli. But for KL Rahul, as the keeper-batter plays down at No. 5, Chopra reduced the expectation to 250 runs as the chances of getting more innings reduce as you go down the order.
“It’s the same parameter for Shubman Gill at No. 3 and Virat Kohli at No. 4, that if it’s an excellent series, 350-plus, or else I would say 300 to 350 will also be considered a good series. You might have slightly lesser expectations from KL Rahul. A good series for KL Rahul can be even 250 runs because he bats very low,” Chopra added.
“When you bat so low, it’s time for declaration at times, and you bat with the tail on a few occasions. He might not get to bat in the second innings at times. All those things do happen. So probably slightly fewer runs for him, but till Rishabh Pant, the top five, the criteria are almost similar for everyone,” he explained.
The first India vs Bangladesh Test match will start on October 16 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
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