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Asia Cup 2022 When we lost here last year many said it was because of Virat Kohli - Aakash Chopra on India s debacle

By Anuj Nitin Prabhu Modified 09 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Rohit Sharma wasn't able to defend India's Asia Cup crown. (P.C.:Getty) Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra believes Virat Kohli was unnecessarily made a scapegoat for Team India's disastrous T20 World Cup campaign last year. The Men in Blue couldn't make it to the knockouts and Kohli had to step down from the white-ball captaincy soon after. Many felt that with Rohit Sharma leading the team, India would dominate the Asia Cup in the UAE. However, it is deja vu for the fans as they will have bad memories of Dubai once again, with India having already been knocked out of the Asia Cup with a Super 4 game still to play. Speaking in a video on his YouTube channel on Thursday, Aakash Chopra explained why captaincy was not the reason behind both these debacles. He said: "When we lost here last year, many said it was because of Virat Kohli and that they should change the captain. Now even Rohit Sharma couldn't win here. So that shows that the team selection is the problem and not the captain." Chopra also spoke about the way Team India continue to raise eyebrows with some of the baffling selections in this year's Asia Cup. He said: "Last time you suddenly picked players out of the blue and left out Chahal. You opened with Ishan Kishan. And now you continue to do the same. You opened with Ishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, and Deepak Hooda, and now suddenly you don't have DK the finisher at No. 7, and have just three (fast) bowling options." Sagar@sagarcasmPrepare Hooda as top order batter & play him as finisher instead of DK, who is a finisher

Make Dhawan opener for preparatory matches, but play someone who came out of injury

Prepare Bhuvi for powerplay & give him 2 overs in death

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Aakash Chopra on Team India s changes against Afghanistan

Although the game against Afghanistan on Thursday is a dead rubber with both teams knocked out, Aakash Chopra feels the Men in Blue have a lot of questions to answer and set their balance right once and for all. He believes the constant chopping and changing has hurt the team. On this, he stated: "India might play Deepak Chahar and Axar Patel or Ravi Bishnoi. You need to play wicket-taking bowlers and play DK if you aren't going to give Hooda any overs. There is a lack of clarity in the planning. We do so many changes looking at the opposition, but Sri Lanka and Pakistan have made just one change each and yet are in the final." Will Rohit Sharma and his men manage to salvage a consolation win and bow out of the tournament with a high? Let us know in the comments. Get the Latest updates & News on T20 World Cup & Follow us for Live Scores, Schedule, and Squads Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Sudeshna Banerjee × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी