IPL 2021: Aakash Chopra picks his ideal playing XIs for RR vs MI match

In a virtual do-or-die battle for both teams, the Mumbai Indians (MI) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) will clash with each other in the 51st match of the 2021 edition of the IPL. And, ahead of this crucial encounter, former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has picked the ideal playing XIs for both sides on his YouTube Channel.

Chopra feels that Mumbai should continue with Jayant Yadav in their playing XI. He also added that the ‘Men in Blue’ can replace Nathan Coulter Nile with Rahul Chahar in the side and can go in with three foreign players.

Chopra also reckoned that the Rohit Sharma-led side can go in with three spinners against the RR side. Chopra also added that if the Mumbai side wants an extra pacer to roll his arm over, they can throw the ball to Kieron Pollard.

Aakash Chopra picks his ideal RR Playing XI for their clash against MI

Aakash Chopra stated that the Rajasthan Royals (RR) played extremely well against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their previous rubber. Chopra added that the ‘Men in Pink’ might be tempted to play Tabraiz Shamsi against MI, but they should resist that temptation, as they have the likes of Mayank Markhande and Rahul Tewatia in their ranks.

The only possible change that RR might think of making according to Chopra is, they might want to give Jaydev Unadkat a chance in the playing XI instead of Chetan Sakariya. Chopra also wants Shivam Dube to roll his arm over as well. The 44-year-old also feels that the RR side should bat first after winning the toss.

The Mumbai Indians (MI) are placed at the 7th place in the points table and have accumulated 10 points in 12 games, while the Rajasthan Royals (RR) are placed at the 6th spot, having accumulated the same number of points as the five-time IPL champions.

Aakash Chopra’s Predicted MI Playing XI: Quinton De Kock (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Jayant Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult

Aakash Chopra’s Predicted RR Playing XI: Evin Lewis, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson ( and wk), Shivam Dube, Glenn Phillips, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Akash Singh, Chetan Sakariya/Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markhande, Mustafizur Rahman