Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra questioned the BCCI’s choice of venue for the first IND vs AFG T20I as the teams battled it out amid low temperatures in Mohali. With the peak of winter season ongoing, the game in Mohali saw the players weathering the extreme chill weather, as a full scale T20 game took place.
IND vs AFG 1st T20I: India win chilly game in Mohali
“Why do you organize a match in such cold conditions? Mohali and Dharamsala should be the last two places where matches should be held now. I have not met one person who has not told me that it is freezing. There are many other stadiums where the games could have been held. But Mohali isn’t the right choice,” Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube channel.
India win chilling encounter in Mohali
India took a 1-0 lead in the IND vs AFG T20I series clinching the first game by 6 wickets. While Rohit Sharma’s return to T20Is lasted 2 balls, it was Shivam Dube who slammed a fine fifty to guide the Men in Blue to take a comfortable lead in the series.
Earlier, Azmatullah Omarzai and Mohammad Nabi helped Afghanistan post a decent total on the board. India have now been tasked to chase 159 runs in a chilly night in Mohali. Mukesh Kumar and Axar Patel scalped 2 wickets apiece.
