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“Shreyas Iyer should be a part of that meeting” - Ex-cricketer opens up on Rohit Sharma’s batting approach ahead of ICC ODI World Cup 2027

An influential former cricketer believes Shreyas Iyer is essential for discussions on Rohit Sharma's ODI batting strategy as India plans for the 2027 ICC World Cup. Discover why the middle-order batsman's presence is considered vital for India's future white-ball approach and which former player made the bold statement.

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Former Indian cricketer and commentator Aakash Chopra has opened up on Rohit Sharma’s approach in the current ODI team, led by Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer, on the Australian tour Down Under.

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Speaking on his YouTube channel, Chopra has emphasized that the team management, captain, and Shreyas Iyer should be a part of the meeting with Rohit Sharma and discuss his batting approach until the conclusion of the ICC ODI World Cup in 2027.

"When he (Rohit Sharma) was hitting sixes and fours, then also I was feeling, you are selling yourself too short. You are going too hard, too soon. When you try to hit so much, hundreds aren't scored and the average falls," Chopra said on his YouTube channel.

"You were the captain at that time. You were setting a template for the team, and you said you would play like that only. However, does the Indian team have to play like that now? It's a question that he should sit with Shubman Gill and Gautam Gambhir and discuss. Shreyas Iyer should be a part of that meeting, that what is our plan is now," he added.

Furthermore, Chopra also reckoned that Rohit needs to get back to his best and score daddy centuries in the format. With him coming back to good fitness, Chopra stated he has a lot of expectations from the Indian opening batter.

"There is a lot of quality, but quantity is also required. I feel Rohit Sharma has to recalibrate. The father of Daddy hundreds we used to call him, has to go back the same way. He will have to do the same job again. He will have to score the same big hundreds," he said.

"When he helps himself, the Indian team will gain a lot. If you need a Rohit who scores only 40-50, you will get someone else. You need a Rohit who scores 150. Rohit has to score runs and big runs. Now that he has come after getting fit, I have great expectations that he will also put his mind to it, that if he gets set now, he won't get out while trying to hit a six after scoring 40-odd," he concluded.

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