The home series against Australia and South Africa will be a dress rehearsal: Nikhil Chopra

India is set to host the World T20 champions Australia and South Africa before heading for the upcoming 2022 T20 World Cup idown under. The Men in Blue had a disappointing run in the 2022 Asia Cup and they will be looking to make a strong comeback in the upcoming bilateral series.

Meanwhile, former Indian cricketer Nikhil Chopra has emphasized the fact that the Men in Blue will need to play the same playing XI in those two bilateral series that will be fielded in the T20 World Cup 2022.

Chopra also stated that the Indian team management will need to clear out the roles for team India’s two prominent batters – Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant. It must be noted that the Men in Blue had a hard time choosing between Karthik and Pant during the ongoing Asia Cup.

The home series against Australia and South Africa will be a dress rehearsal: Nikhil Chopra

“For me, what will be the roles of Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik will be important. Where are you looking to slot them? For me, that looks unsettling,” said Chopra while speaking on a cricket chat show

“The home series against Australia and South Africa will be a dress rehearsal even though the wickets are going to be different but team India needs to play the same playing XI in the World Cup which will be playing in the upcoming bilateral series. That same team will need to play at least five to six matches prior to the warm-up matches,” Chopra added.

The Men in Blue are set to face Australia in a T20I series next, with games set to take place in in Mohali, Nagpur and Hyderabad. The first match of the series will be played on September 20, while the final match of the series is slated to be played on September 25. Under the leadership of skipper Rohit Sharma, India will be looking to make a strong statement against the Men in Yellow.