DTVHINDIIND vs BAN: Aakash Chopra called Kanpur Test victory ‘historic’, also praised Rohit Sharma’s captaincy
According to Aakash Chopra, everyone felt that the second test would end in a draw. Shubman Gill & Akash Chopra Former player Aakash Chopra has called the victory of the second Test played against Bangladesh in Kanpur as ‘historic’. According to Aakash Chopra, everyone felt that the second test would end in a draw. Let us tell you that due to rain, two and a half days of play could not be played in the second test match. However, despite this, Team India performed brilliantly and won the second test. Not only this, with this victory, Team India won the two-match Test series by 2-0. Talking about the second Test, Bangladesh had scored 233 runs in its first innings after losing all the wickets, in response to which the hosts declared their first innings at 255 runs for 9 wickets. After this Bangladesh was all out for 146 runs in the second innings. Team India achieved the target of 95 runs by losing three wickets. Aakash Chopra shared a video on his YouTube channel in which he said, ‘The second reason due to which this series will be remembered by everyone is that history has been made. You people will say what is the big deal in this that we defeated Bangladesh whereas they had defeated Pakistan before that. You cannot beat India because no team has been able to do that till now. First, the way of playing has changed. We played on a pitch where the team is bowling first after winning the toss. That too with three fast bowlers. This means that you are challenging yourself. If we talk about Kanpur, only 35 overs were bowled on the first day while there was no play on the second and third days. You guys said there would be a 100% draw. We won the match with 40 overs left: Aakash Chopra The former player further said, ‘We won the match when 40 overs were left. Only one and a half day’s play was left and two and a half day’s play could not be played. However, despite this we registered victory. No one expected that we would win this match but we have achieved a great feat. Regarding Rohit Sharma, Aakash Chopra said, ‘This match and series will remember the legacy of Rohit Sharma as a Test captain because without the change in mentality and confidence of the captain, this series would not have been won 2-0. Rohit Sharma captained very well and his mentality was also positive. IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders can retain these 6 players Bowler who took fastest 300 test wickets for India- IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: 6 capped Indian players who will be retained as uncapped Virat Kohli completes 27 thousand runs in international cricket, Tendulkar’s record broken IPL 2025: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will retain these 6 players The batsman who scored the most runs in a year in T20 cricket- IPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will retain these 6 players Teams that…
“We are not wrongly giving him the status of ‘Prince’”- Why did Aakash Chopra give such a statement about Gill
Team India’s star batsman Shubman Gill is in great form these days. He recently scored a brilliant century in the second innings of the Test match played against Bangladesh at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Gill was greatly applauded after that innings. Meanwhile, now former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has made a big statement on Shubman Gill. Aakash Chopra believes that Shubman Gill has proved the ‘Prince’ tag right. Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra defended Gill, citing the number of centuries he has scored in international cricket since the start of 2020, which is actually more than the centuries scored by players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Aakash Chopra made a big statement in praise of Shubman Gill The former Indian cricketer further said, “Who has scored the most centuries for Team India this decade? This is very interesting. There was a tweet from CricCrazyJohns, and we said that we never realized this. He wrote about the most centuries for India in this decade in international cricket, “Shubman Gill has scored 12 centuries in 114 innings, it is absolutely phenomenal.” Chopra further added that the “Prince” nickname attached to Gill was not at all unfair, as he provided the exact stats of Rohit and Kohli in comparison to Gill. The former batsman further added that, “Rohit Sharma has played 148 innings in the same time frame and scored 10 centuries. Virat Kohli has played 149 innings and scored 10 centuries and both of them are our GOAT. So Shubman Gill is going way ahead with 12 centuries. We are not giving him the status of ‘Prince’ unfairly.” Chopra further said that according to him, Gill has come to Team India to set some big records because it seems like success has been added to his bloodstream. Chopra said, “It is in his DNA. I am saying that this guy is running towards greatness because he feels, in fact he is confident. If he tries to do something in his mind, greatness comes out. This is a very good story for Indian cricket.”
Aakash Chopra feels Rishabh Pant can become India’s greatest Test batsman, read the big news
Pant has made a great comeback in Test cricket Aakash Chopra and Rishabh Pant (Image Credit- Twitter Former Indian cricket team cricketer Aakash Chopra has recently made a big statement about star wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant. Chopra has expressed doubt on whether Pant can be considered India’s greatest Test batsman or not? It is worth noting that after the terrible car accident in the year 2022, Pant has recently returned to red ball cricket in the first Test match against Bangladesh in Chennai. On his return to Test cricket, Pant appeared in his old familiar style and proved his usefulness by scoring a century. Pant has scored 6 centuries in 34 Test matches played so far, which is equal to Dhoni’s 6 centuries scored in 90 Test matches. Aakash Chopra gave a big statement Let us tell you that recently Akash Chopra said on Colors Cineplex- whether Pant is India’s greatest Test batsman or not, if MS Dhoni’s name is in that list then it will be questionable. However, if you look at the performance done in SENA countries, then Pant is the only wicketkeeper to score a century in South Africa, England and Australia. Chopra further said- He (Rishabh Pant) has already scored six centuries in Test cricket. For this he has played only 58 innings, even though he is not India’s greatest Test batsman right now, he can definitely end his career as the greatest player. On the other hand, if we talk about Pant, he is currently in action in the ongoing Test series against Bangladesh. After performing brilliantly at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Pant will now be eyeing a better performance in the second Test match starting in Kanpur from September 27.
‘To be honest, he was not a friend’, Aakash Chopra opens up about his relationship with Gautam Gambhir
We were competitors in the beginning. To be honest, he was not a friend- Aakash Chopra Gautam Gambhir and Aakash Chopra Once upon a time, Aakash Chopra and Gautam Gambhir used to open for the Delhi team in domestic cricket. But after retiring from cricket, both of them are now seen in different roles. While Aakash Chopra is seen doing commentary, Gautam Gambhir is currently the head coach of the Indian cricket team. Aakash Chopra’s international career was quite short. However, during a discussion, he shared an interesting anecdote related to Gautam Gambhir. Chopra talked about the personality of the Indian team’s head coach as well as some aspects that he lacked. To be honest, he was not a friend- Aakash Chopra “We (Gambhir and I) were competitive because we were fighting for a spot. We had a very good team. When we were playing, either (Virat) Kohli or (Shikhar) Dhawan would get to play. In fact, there was no place for Veeru (Virender Sehwag) to open. Veeru batted at number four so that we could play one of Shikhar and Virat at number three,” the former cricketer said on the Figuring Out podcast hosted by Raj Shamani. We were competitors in the beginning. To be honest, he was not a friend. But he was a very passionate, very hardworking and very serious person about his skills. He scored a lot of runs. He always followed his heart. He was very emotional and very short tempered. Chopra continued, “He is a good-hearted person. Comes from a very affluent family. For a kid like that to have that kind of passion…he would be on the field all day. He was born with a golden spoon, not even a silver one. It is a different journey, like Abhinav Bindra. Gautam has a very clean heart.” Let us tell you that Gautam Gambhir won his first series as the Indian head coach, which was the T20 series against Sri Lanka. However, after this the Indian team had to face defeat in the ODI series.
“Dhoni didn’t bat much in the nets, he preferred bowling”- Aakash Chopra narrated a funny anecdote about Mahi
Aakash Chopra recalls how MS Dhoni’s breathtaking shot stunned him. (Photo Source: X(Twitter) Before MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik debuted for India as a wicketkeeper-batsman. While Dhoni later went on to become the most successful wicketkeeper-batsman, Karthik’s place in the team suffered due to his unavailability. With the competition getting tough, former India cricketer Aakash Chopra revealed that the Ranchi batsman used to bowl to Karthik in the nets. Indian player Aakash Chopra also shared a funny anecdote related to Dhoni. He said that while playing for India A, Dhoni played a shot which he did not practice in the nets. It was in 2004, when Aakash Chopra and MS Dhoni were in Bangalore for India A’s camp. Akash Chopra made a big revelation about MS Dhoni Akash Chopra, while recalling his old days with MS Dhoni, said that ‘Dhoni and I have a very old relationship. I had played for India by then. We had a camp in Bangalore. When I reached the hotel, I was told that Dhoni is my roommate. I was told that he is from Ranchi. I had seen Dhoni playing in the Deodhar Trophy earlier as well. Where he had scored a lot of runs. Apart from this, I did not know him much at that time. Then we were roommates in Bangalore for a month. Dhoni was carefree. While playing for India, he played a reverse sweepshot against a Pakistani bowler named Iftikhar Anjum which was beyond my imagination. Because I had never seen Dhoni hit such a shot in the nets. Dhoni did not bat much in the nets. He used to bowl to other batsmen in the nets except Dinesh Karthik. Akash further said, ‘Dhoni’s phone used to ring a lot. But he never picked up the phone. ‘Once I asked Dhoni what time he sleeps. He said that you can sleep whenever you feel like it. Dhoni was a non-vegetarian and I was a vegetarian. But he ate vegetarian food for 1 month for me. He was also very shy at that time.’
I think Rohit Sharma’s journey with Mumbai Indians is over now: Aakash Chopra
Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians have won the trophy of this great tournament five times. Aakash Chopra Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: Twitter) Former player Aakash Chopra believes that the Mumbai Indians team will not retain Rohit Sharma in the Indian Premier League 2025 auction. According to him, Rohit Sharma himself would like that the franchise does not retain him and releases him. Let us tell you that under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians have won the trophy of this great tournament five times. Not only this, he has also played an important role in the victory of Mumbai Indians with his batting. In the IPL 2024 auction, Mumbai Indians traded Hardik Pandya from Gujarat Titans and appointed him as the captain of their team. Mumbai Indians’ performance in IPL 2024 under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya was disappointing. Aakash Chopra shared a video on his official YouTube channel and said about Rohit Sharma’s future with Mumbai Indians, ‘Will Rohit stay or leave? This is a big question. My personal opinion is that Rohit Sharma will not stay. Any team that retains a player will want the player to stay with them for 3 years, yes if your name is not MS Dhoni. The story of Chennai Super Kings and Dhoni is very different but Rohit Sharma himself will leave Mumbai Indians or the team will remove him.’ I think Rohit himself would not want to be retained: Aakash Chopra Aakash Chopra further said, ‘Anything can happen but I don’t think Rohit will be retained. I don’t know anything about it but my personal opinion is that Rohit will be released. Rohit can go somewhere else through the trade window but he will definitely be seen in the auction. His journey with Mumbai Indians is over now.’ Regarding Suryakumar Yadav, Aakash Chopra further said, ‘I don’t think Mumbai will leave Suryakumar Yadav nor will the experienced batsman himself want to leave. I have not heard anything about this but he will remain with the Mumbai team.’ Batsmen who hit the most sixes for India in the death overs of T20I Batsmen who scored the fastest T20 century for Australia- Mushir Khan broke Sachin Tendulkar’s 33 year old record Wicketkeepers with most Man of the Match awards for India 7 expensive watches of Hardik Pandya and their prices, know here- Virat Kohli has earned more than 8 billion rupees in the last 12 months List of teams scoring the most runs in the power play of T20- Rahul Dravid became rich after becoming the head coach of Rajasthan Royals These 5 Indian cricketers pay the highest tax, you will be shocked to know the amount Haris Rauf’s wife is extremely beautiful, even Bollywood actresses fail
“I don’t see anything for Shreyas Iyer in Tests at the moment”- Big statement by Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra and Shreyas Iyer (Pic Source-Twitter) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squad for the upcoming Test match against Bangladesh three days ago, in which many players have returned to the team. Left-arm fast bowler Yash Dayal has also been included in the team for the first time. However, one name that was missing from the list was that of Shreyas Iyer. Meanwhile, former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has made a big statement about Iyer. The former batsman believes that Iyer will not get a chance to play Test for the next few days. India toured Bangladesh in 2022, Aakash Chopra talked about Iyer’s performance in that series. However, he rightly pointed out that his performance has not been that good since then. Chopra says that for this reason, Iyer may not be thinking much about Test cricket right now. Shreyas Iyer will not get a place in Test cricket right now- Aakash Chopra Aakash Chopra, while answering a question asked by a commentator in a video uploaded on YouTube recently, said, “It is interesting that the last time we beat Bangladesh in Bangladesh, Shreyas Iyer played a very crucial performance in the last match. We won because he played a crucial innings, but since then, the world has changed. I don’t see any prospects for Shreyas Iyer in Tests at the moment.” Talking about Iyer’s position in the team, Chopra said that there were at least three players from the current setup whom he could think of who would not get a place for the first Test, which shows how far Iyer is in this race. The former cricketer further said, “Whoever is there will not be able to play all the matches. Those who are part of this team, including Sarfaraz, KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel. I think they themselves will not be able to get into the playing XI. So where will Shreyas Iyer come in this?”
These are the three big similarities between Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Neeraj Chopra
Just like Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a very famous name in the world of cricket, Neeraj Chopra is a very well-known name in the javelin throw event. MS Dhoni and Neeraj Chopra (Pic Source-X) Former Indian team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is considered one of the best cricketers in the world. Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s performance in international cricket has always been very good. Let us tell you, under Dhoni’s captaincy, the Indian team has won the ICC T20 World Cup 2007, ODI World Cup 2011 and Champions Trophy. Just like Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a very famous name in the world of cricket, Neeraj Chopra is a very well-known name in the javelin throw event. Recently, Neeraj Chopra won the silver medal in the first Olympics 2024. His performance has always been very good. Let us tell you, Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian athlete to win the gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Today we tell you about three similarities between Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Neeraj Chopra. 1- Thinking of winning Neeraj Chopra (Image Credit- Twitter When Mahendra Singh Dhoni was appointed the captain of the Indian team, he was quite young. However, under his captaincy, India won the trophy of three ICC events. Not only this, under Dhoni’s captaincy, the Indian team secured the first position in Test cricket. Similarly, Neeraj Chopra has always performed brilliantly in his sport. So far, Neeraj Chopra has won medals in all the events he has participated in since the Tokyo Olympics. As of July 23, 2024, he is ranked second in the rankings.
“Where is Avesh Khan after all….”- Cricket commentator Aakash Chopra raised questions on Indian management
The team recently went for the T20 World Cup and Avesh Khan was in the reserves. Where is Avesh Khan after that?- Aakash Chopra Avesh Khan and Aakash Chopra (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Indian young fast bowler Avesh Khan got a place in the team in the Zimbabwe tour, he also took 6 wickets in three T20 matches. But then he did not get a place in the squad for both the white-ball series of the Sri Lanka tour. Meanwhile, former Indian player Aakash Chopra is venting his anger on the Indian management. Chopra says that if BCCI wants to invest in Avesh Khan, then they will have to give him opportunities. Avesh should have been on the Sri Lanka tour- Aakash Chopra Cricket commentator Aakash Chopra, while talking on his YouTube channel, said, This is a good question because the team recently went for the T20 World Cup and Avesh Khan was in the reserves. Where is Avesh Khan after that? If we want to invest in him then Avesh Khan should have been there. He should have been there on the Sri Lanka tour and should have played matches in Zimbabwe as well, where was he – nowhere to be seen. Prasidh Krishna has the potential to become a good bowler- Aakash Chopra Aakash Chopra has expressed his desire to see fast bowler Prasidh Krishna in the T20 format. He also stressed that even though Prasidh Krishna is an expensive bowler, he has the potential to become a great bowler in the T20 format. Let us tell you that Prasidh Krishna was part of the Indian squad in the ODI World Cup 2023. After the tournament, he played a few more matches for India. But he got injured while playing for Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy. No information has been revealed about when Prasidh Krishna will be able to return. I personally rate Prasidh Krishna very highly, although his stats in T20s are not very good. He has taken a beating whenever he has played, but I would like to invest. He has the potential to become a very good bowler even at the highest level. So they should start investing in him right now and have a clear roadmap for Avesh Khan as well.
A commentator earns up to 10 lakhs from a day of commentary: Akash Chopra
Commentators report on the events that happen during the game, which is one of the main reasons they are held in such high esteem. Aakash Chopra (Twitter) Every day in India, crores of children dream of becoming cricketers, every emerging youth dreams of playing for India one day. But not everyone’s dream comes true. In such a situation, the young players who are not able to play cricket for Team India want to remain connected with this game in some way or the other and want to make their career in this field and becoming a cricket commentator is a good option for them. Meanwhile, former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra was recently invited to Raj Shamani’s Figuring Out podcast. Chopra talked on various topics related to cricket during this time. During this, he told how any player can make a career in cricket. However, the most interesting topic he discussed on the show was how much a commentator earns by commentating in a match. Aakash Chopra told the earnings of the commentator Responding to this, Aakash Chopra said that commentators are paid on a per match basis or on a separate basis. He said that commentators are generally paid on a per match basis. Cricketer-turned-commentator Chopra also said that the annual contracts that broadcast agencies agree with commentators are mostly allocated on a proportionate basis. He was then asked how much a new junior commentator gets paid compared to someone with a lot of experience. Answering this, Chopra clearly revealed that he has never asked any commentator about their income. According to Chopra’s estimation based on his experience, he revealed that while junior commentators can earn anywhere between ₹35,000 to ₹40,000 per day, a senior commentator can earn ₹6-10 crores a year. They get 10 lakhs for a day of commentary.