Browsing: Aakash

Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has shared his list of players whom the defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), should retain and release ahead of the IPL 2027 auction. With the auction scheduled to take place on December 16, 2026, all ten teams will have to submit their retentions by November 15.

Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has praised head coach Gautam Gambhir and the Indian team management for promoting Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to open the batting in the third T20I against New Zealand. Chopra believes the 15-year-old should be allowed to bat in his preferred position rather than being burdened with additional pressure in international cricket.

Amid the Indian National Cricket Team’s jam-packed international fixtures, multiple discarded Indian batters have proved their worth in the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2026-27. Rinku Singh is one of them and continues to remain in a purple patch for the Uttar Pradesh cricket team.

Former Indian batter Aakash Chopra has come up with a solution as the teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is struggling to find game time. Actually, India’s in-form batters have made things difficult for the 15-year-old to return to the playing XI.

Shivam Dube played a pivotal role behind Team India’s successful campaign at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan. In the final match of the event, against their arch-rivals, the Pakistan National Cricket Team, the Indian star all-rounder did well with both bat and ball.

Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra doesn’t want to see Naman Dhir in India’s playing XI for the second ODI against West Indies. After the 26-year-old made his ODI debut in the first ODI, Chopra feels India should consider bringing Mohammed Siraj into the team for the second game.

India got an easy win over West Indies in the first match of the three-ODI series on Sunday, September 27. Virat Kohli and captain Shubman Gill stole the show with their fantastic batting, scoring a hundred each. Rohit Sharma also could be in the headlines if he could keep his mind cool.

Shubman Gill has enjoyed a productive 2026 in ODI cricket, and his performances have drawn praise from former India cricketer Aakash Chopra. Chopra believes Gill has developed several qualities associated with Virat Kohli, particularly his hunger for runs and desire to finish games for the team.

Virat Kohli’s decision to retire from Test cricket has helped him focus more clearly on his ODI career, according to former India cricketer Aakash Chopra. Chopra believes Kohli no longer has to switch between the different demands of Test and ODI cricket, allowing him to approach batting with greater freedom.

India’s decision to include Auqib Nabi in the ODI squad for the upcoming home series against the West Indies has prompted questions about the Jammu and Kashmir pacer’s experience in 50-over cricket. Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has specifically raised doubts over whether Nabi is ready to handle the demands of bowling 10 overs in…

India National Cricket Team nearly won a match from the jaws of defeat against the Japan National Cricket Team. The Men in Blue won the Suzuki Cup by 2 runs on Tuesday at the Sano International Stadium, Japan. After the match, former India opener Aakash Chopra took a dig at the pitch and the playing…

Aakash Chopra has backed India National Cricket Team head coach Gautam Gambhir’s comments about Shubman Gill’s captaincy struggles. Chopra admitted that Shubman Gill has often been forced to lead the India National Cricket Team in Tests and ODIs without his strongest possible team because of injuries, workload management, and player unavailability.

Multiple former international cricketers have their own YouTube channels, doing podcasts. Former India National Cricket Team opener Aakash Chopra’s podcasts are very popular among Indian cricket fans.

All doors for the Indian cricket team might have closed for the experienced bowlers like Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami. For the last one and a half years, both Shami and Kumar have been pushing hard to make a comeback with the national side for another stint.