“You lost the World Cup final also due to your obsession with the pitch” – Aakash Chopra doesn’t want India make rank turners for England Tests.

Aakash Chopra has advised against India opting for excessively turning pitches in the upcoming Test series against England, emphasizing that it might have counterproductive consequences.

As the two teams gear up for a five-Test series, with the initial match scheduled for Thursday, January 25, Chopra shared his insights in a video on his YouTube channel. He cautioned against the tendency to prepare pitches with excessive turn, a trend that has been observed in recent matches.

Chopra expressed his reservations about the notion of Rohit Sharma and the team favoring rank turners, suggesting that such a strategy might not be in the best interest of the Indian side.

Chopra (on his YT) said “The match has a few big threads. The biggest thread is how the pitch should be. Should rank turners be made? I am saying and have been saying for a long time – you lost the World Cup final also due to your obsession with the pitch. Preparing a pitch favoring you cost you the finals.”

Instead, he proposed that curators should be instructed to create pitches with a focus on producing results rather than extreme turn.

“You might say this is a different format. It’s not about the format but the habit. You become complacent. Just give one instruction to the curator – make a pitch that yields a result. It shouldn’t be a road-like pitch.”

The former India opener emphasized that irrespective of the pitch conditions, India stands as the superior team in a man-to-man comparison. He argued that the key is to prepare a pitch that offers a fair contest between bat and ball, ensuring that the better team emerges victorious.