Aakash Chopra, a former Indian cricket player, talked about exactly that subject. He began by examining the opening pair of Jos Buttler and Phil Salt as possible dangers for India from England. He acknowledged that both players’ statistics against left-arm spin are not very good, but he stressed that Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja would be essential to India’s efforts to limit the English openers.
Although a lot of people have been speculating about the weather for England vs. India’s second T20 World Cup semi-final match at Providence Stadium in Guyana, and a lot of journalists and correspondents are providing real-time updates on the situation, relatively little attention has been paid to the match between the two titans.
He is the vice-captain of this team,”Aakash Chopra declared.
“Who on the other team might pose a threat? First, there are the two openers, who have poor numbers when facing left-arm spin. Axar Patel is then a significant participant. You can focus on him more. They are struggling against left-arm spin, so you can concentrate on Ravindra Jadeja,” Chopra said in a video that was uploaded to his YouTube page.
He went on to say that another player to keep an eye on would be the aggressive and explosive Harry Brook (120 runs in 3 innings). But he made it clear that Moeen Ali was the main person to be on the lookout for. Ali’s deft off-spin was something Chopra thought would work especially well against the six left-handers in the Indian batting lineup.
Harry Brook will bat next, and I believe Moeen Ali is a player who could cause us problems. We have four left-handers, and he will bowl off-spin. The former Indian opener continued, “Actually, it’s not even four—we have Rishabh Pant, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, and Arshdeep Singh.”
Thus, Moeen Ali might be that risky guy: Chopra
The English vice-captain’s predatory batting against spin was again emphasised by Chopra, who tagged Moeen as one of his team’s better spinners, following an open-ended question on whether India had ever had seven left-handed batters in their playing XI.
“Have we always had so many left-handers? Given the abundance of left-handers, Moeen Ali might play a part, and when it comes to spin, he excels at it. Thus, Moeen Ali might be that risky individual.