Rajasthan Royals Have Quantity But Lack Quality In Their Bowling Department Aakash Chopra

Aakash Chopra mentioned that the Rajasthan Royals have plenty of weaknesses because of the lack of quality Indian players in their lineup.

The renowned commentator hopes that Yashasvi Jaiswal gets to play as an opener in the Rajasthan Royals team in IPL 2020, but said that he lacks experience at the highest level.

He observed that Sanju Samson is probably the only established Indian batsman in the Rajasthan Royals lineup, with even Robin Uthappa likely to bat lower down the order and not as an opener.

Aakash Chopra pointed out that Riyan Parag is a good player, but said that he is still young and is unlikely to get the opportunity to bat up the order.

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He concluded that the absence of quality Indian batsmen in the Rajasthan Royals squad could hamper the franchise a lot, considering that the pitches are also likely to assist the spinners in the latter half of the tournament.

Aakash Chopra on the lack of quality in the Rajasthan Royals bowling lineup

Aakash Chopra highlighted the lack of quality in the Rajasthan Royals bowling attack as their other weakness, with Jofra Archer and Shreyas Gopal the only potent threats for any opposition team.

The 42-year-old pointed out that none of the Indian seam bowlers in the Rajasthan Royals team - Ankit Rajpoot, Kartik Tyagi, Jaydev Unadkat and Varun Aaron - are renowned for their bowling at the death or in the powerplay.

The former KKR player added that none of the spinners apart from Shreyas Gopal are likely to trouble the opposition batsmen too much.

Aakash Chopra signed off by iterating that the Rajasthan Royals’ bowling lineup and lack of Indian batting are the weaknesses for the franchise in IPL 2020.

Shreyas Gopal was the standout bowler for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2019. The Karnataka leg-spinner scalped 20 wickets last season, at an excellent average of 17.35 along with a decent economy rate of 7.22.

While Jofra Archer accounted for 11 wickets last year and was extremely economical, Jaydev Unadkat proved to be a bit of a letdown. The Saurashtra left-arm seamer’s 10 wickets came at a below-par average of 39.80, and he also leaked an average of 10.66 runs per over.

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