DTVHINDI‘Interesting and very exciting’ Aakash Chopra on Washington Sundar’s spell in IND vs NZ second test
Sundar has taken 7 wickets in the first innings against New Zealand. India vs New Zealand, 2nd Test (Image Credit- Twitter X) The second match of the ongoing Test series between India and New Zealand (IND vs NZ) is being played at the MCA Stadium in Pune. The first day of the game ended today, Thursday, October 24. So on the first day, an amazing bowling performance was seen from Team India. Due to the amazing performance of the bowlers, New Zealand’s first innings was reduced to just 259 runs. All-rounder Washington Sundar, who is playing a Test match for Team India after a long time, gave his career best performance and took 7 wickets for 59 runs. Also, experienced bowler R Ashwin took 3 wickets. Now former Indian player and well-known cricket commentator Aakash Chopra has been seen praising Sundar’s brilliant performance. Aakash Chopra praised Washington Sundar Let us tell you that after the end of the first day’s play of the second Test between India vs New Zealand, Aakash Chopra said on Color Cineplex – It was very impressive, very interesting and also very exciting, because you suddenly got para-dropped. You were not a part of this series and there must have been some reason why you were not there. Akash further said- Four other spinners were already present, but you were brought inside and fed. The start was not good and some more questions started being raised on your selection. However, then you changed your ending. The story changed completely as soon as the end was changed, as they took 7 wickets from that end. India vs New Zealand first test, condition of first day’s play On the other hand, if we tell you the situation of this match, New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first. New Zealand’s first innings was reduced to just 259 runs in front of India’s excellent bowling. In bowling for Team India, all-rounder Washington Sundar gave his career best performance and took 7 wickets, while R Ashwin took 3 wickets. After this, at the end of the day, India has scored 16 runs at the loss of 1 wicket after 11 overs in the first innings. At present, Shubman Gill is present at the crease with 10* and Yashasvi Jaiswal with 6* runs, while Rohit Sharma was bowled out against Tim Southee without opening the account.
IND vs NZ: Who should be given a chance in the second test between KL Rahul and Sarfaraz Khan, Aakash Chopra gave a big statement
The second Test between Team India and New Zealand is starting from October 24 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Sarfaraz Khan and KL Rahul (Pic Source-X) Former player Aakash Chopra believes that it is going to be a big question for Team India as to whom they will choose between Sarfaraz Khan and KL Rahul in the second Test against New Zealand. According to Aakash Chopra, KL Rahul’s performance has not been so good in Tests and Sarfaraz Khan has batted brilliantly in this format so far. Let us tell you that the second test between Team India and New Zealand is starting from October 24 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Brilliant batsman Shubman Gill can return to the playing XI of Team India in the second test. After the return of Shubman Gill, either KL Rahul or Sarfaraz Khan can be dropped from the team. Aakash Chopra has shared a video on his official YouTube channel in which he said, ‘It has always been seen in Team India that if the player who is their first choice is completely fit and available, then his Will definitely be back in the team. Secondly, after the end of the first test, the question was raised as to who would bat at number three, although the captain and coach had said that KL Rahul would be seen batting at number 6 only and there would be no replacement in his order. There will be no change either. Rahul’s stats are not that good in Tests: Aakash Chopra The former player further said, ‘Now that Sarfaraz has scored a century and Rahul has not made a big score in both the innings, then it is a big question as to who will be removed from the team. I have seen KL Rahul’s stats and it is not that good. The average of 33 in 53 matches is very poor. In the last 10 matches, KL Rahul has scored 434 runs in 17 innings. There is a century which he probably scored against South Africa in Centurion and an average of just 27. After seeing all this, questions will definitely be raised against him. It was easy to drop Karun Nair because there was a gap in the middle of the series. Not only this, Dhruv and Sarfaraz were also made to sit outside for a long time. At this time the question being raised is that if a player is performing tremendously then how can you drop him from the team? Rahul has scored runs at an average of only 27 in the last 10 matches. It would not be right to remove Sarfaraz. List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest…
Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s son Agni Chopra created history, achieved this great feat in a spectacular match of Ranji Trophy 2024-25.
Agni Chopra was also awarded the Player of the Match award against Arunachal Pradesh for his excellent batting. Agni Chopra (Pic Source-X) Agni Chopra, son of famous filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra, has achieved a spectacular feat while playing for Mizoram against Arunachal Pradesh in Round 2 of the Ranji Trophy Plate League 2024-25. Let us tell you that Agni Chopra had scored 110 runs in the first innings of this match. Not only this, in the second innings also, this young player batted strongly and played a match-winning inning of 238* runs with the help of 33 fours and 5 sixes. During this innings, Agni Chopra did not spare any bowler of Arunachal Pradesh and hit hard against all of them. This match was played at Gujarat College Ground in Ahmedabad in which Mizoram won by 267 runs. Not only this, Agni Chopra has become the first batsman to score four centuries in his first four first class matches. In this match, Mizoram had scored 247 runs in its first innings due to Agni Chopra’s 110 runs. In reply, Arunachal Pradesh team was all out for 252 runs. After this Mizoram declared its second innings at 404 runs for two wickets. Arunachal Pradesh failed to bat brilliantly in the second innings and the team was all out for 132 runs. I don’t want to be in a team where I can be picked up on a phone call: Agni Chopra According to NDTVSports, Agni Chopra had said, ‘Maybe I am not that good that is why I have not been selected in the Indian Premier League auction. I should always be selected because of my game. I don’t want my father to call someone and I join the team. All I want is to perform brilliantly and earn my place in the team. If my father has to call me and include me in the team, then I would not want to play like this at all. It feels good that I am continuously performing well and the Mizoram team is also supporting me a lot. There are many excellent players in this team who have performed well in domestic cricket so far. Let us tell you that, Agni Chopra was also awarded the Player of the Match award against Arunachal Pradesh due to his excellent batting. List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup- IPL: You will…
IND vs NZ: Aakash Chopra raised questions on this decision of Rohit Sharma, said- “There was no life left in the match, then bowling to him…”
There is no doubt that runs were less but we did not make Ashwin bowl at all – Aakash Chopra Rohit Sharma, Aakash Chopra, R Ashwin (Photo Source: X/Getty Images) India had to face defeat by 8 wickets in the first test match against New Zealand. The Kiwi team has created history by winning the Test match on Indian soil after 36 years. Team India was all out for 46 runs in the first innings of the match. New Zealand had put 402 runs on the board in the first innings. India made a brilliant comeback in the second innings and scored 462 runs on the basis of brilliant innings by Sarfaraz Khan (150), Rishabh Pant (99) and Virat Kohli (70). New Zealand had a target of 107 runs to win, which they achieved easily. Jasprit Bumrah took only two wickets for India in the second innings. He bowled a long spell along with Siraj. After this, Ashwin was expected to come on the attack, but captain Rohit Sharma backed Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav. Cricket commentator Aakash Chopra is not happy with this decision of Rohit Sharma. Didn’t understand it at all – Aakash Chopra Ravichandran Ashwin proved to be very expensive in the first innings against New Zealand, due to which perhaps captain Rohit Sharma showed more confidence in Kuldeep and Jadeja. However, Aakash Chopra believes that this was a wrong decision, as Ashwin is the most successful bowler of the team and his record against left-handed batsmen is excellent. While talking on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said, There is no doubt that runs were less but we did not make Ashwin bowl at all. I am not saying that if Ashwin had bowled, we would have won the match but we did not make him bowl. It was amazing and how. Why was Ashwin not made to bowl? I don’t have any answer to that because if you look at his numbers, he is the best bowler in your team. No one has taken more wickets than him in Test matches. Left-handed batsmen were playing but still you did not make them bowl. It didn’t make any sense at all. There were 15 or 20 runs left and you called him to bowl – Aakash Chopra Aakash Chopra further said that by the time Rohit Sharma handed the ball to Ashwin, the match was out of India’s hands. He said, The match was over. There was no life left in the match. There were 15 or 20 runs left and you called him to bowl. It would have been better if you had not made him bowl at all. This question should have been asked in the press conference after the match – ‘Rohit Bhai, what did you do?’. I thought India had definitely missed a trick and it was beyond me why they were not made to bowl.
IPL 2025: I don’t think SRH will give Rs 18 crore to Pat Cummins: Aakash Chopra presented his stand regarding the retention of the Australian player.
Pat Cummins took 18 wickets in the Indian Premier League 2024. Pat Cummins (Pic Source-X) Former player Aakash Chopra believes that Sunrisers Hyderabad will not retain Pat Cummins before the IPL 2025 auction. Let us tell you that Sunrisers Hyderabad had included experienced fast bowler Pat Cummins in their team for Rs 20.75 crore in the IPL 2024 auction. Not only this, Sunrisers Hyderabad franchise also appointed him the captain of its team. Pat Cummins also did not disappoint his team and Sunrisers Hyderabad secured their place in the final of IPL 2024. Along with captaincy, he won the hearts of all the fans by giving a strong performance in bowling as well. Aakash Chopra shared a video on his official YouTube channel in which he said, ‘Pat Cummins said that he does not know whether he will come to IPL or not because there are other things. Cricket has to be played continuously and everyone’s thinking may be different because there is Ashes and World Cup also. Champions Trophy is also to be played and IPL also definitely fits somewhere in between all this. He also said that the new rule has come into effect. However, he also said that if his name is included in the auction, he will not back down. Mitchell Starc and other players have left and I feel that Sunrisers Hyderabad will not retain them. He will not give them Rs 18 crore. I feel so even though he has captained and bowled brilliantly. Pat Cummins will be released: Aakash Chopra Former player Aakash Chopra further said, ‘Pat Cummins will be released and he will not keep his name in the auction also. It is also possible that Pat Cummins may make a comeback after 6 months because it was under his captaincy that the franchise secured its place in the finals. You don’t want to be retained. You would like to go yourself.’ Let us tell you that Pat Cummins took 18 wickets in the Indian Premier League 2024. While bowling lethally, he created constant pressure on the batsmen of the opposing team. Batsman who scored the fastest century in T20I for India List of youngest players to win POTM for India in T20I- List of batsmen who scored the fastest triple century in Test cricket- Batsmen who have scored most double centuries in Tests for England- Joe Root reached this number in terms of scoring most test runs IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Punjab Kings can retain these 6 players “Bangladesh is playing poor cricket”- Aakash Chopra Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20 against Bangladesh- IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals can retain these 6 players
Akash Chopra is very happy to see Team India’s aggressive game in T20 format, gave a big statement about the players
Aakash Chopra also revealed that Rinku Singh had also said that the team management has asked him to bat explosively. Aakash Chopra (Image Credit- Twitter X) Former player Aakash Chopra’s case is that under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav and coaching of Gautam Gambhir, Team India has played a very aggressive game in the T20 format and this is a very good thing for all the players. Aakash Chopra also revealed that Rinku Singh had also said that the team management has asked him to bat explosively. Recently, Team India won the T20 series against Bangladesh by 3-0. The hosts had achieved the target of 128 runs in 11.5 overs in the first match while in the second match they scored 221 runs. In the third T20, Team India batted first and scored a record-breaking score of 297 runs. Aakash Chopra shared a video on his official YouTube channel in which he said, ‘We should talk about the pairing of Gautam Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav. A new captain and coach came in and suddenly all the players were seen playing with a new attitude. In the post match interview with GeoCinema, Rinku Singh had also said that he has been asked to bat aggressively and not think about anything else. It has been told to all the players that they have to play only aggressive game and should not worry at all about the fact that wickets are continuously falling. If the team is supporting you then you will not drop: Aakash Chopra The former player further said, ‘It is really a great thing to play big shots continuously but if a player is getting out then you also need a backup. If the player is out then he will be dropped. But if the team is supporting you then you will not drop and that is a very good thing. It looks like this Youngistan is trying to play a different game. Till now we have played against two weak teams Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. However, the team has batted consistently explosively in the first 6 and 10 overs, which is a big thing. I am happy that all the players are playing aggressive cricket and making important contributions to the victory of their team. Batsman who scored the fastest century in T20I for India List of youngest players to win POTM for India in T20I- List of batsmen who scored the fastest triple century in Test cricket- Batsmen who have scored most double centuries in Tests for England- Joe Root reached this number in terms of scoring most test runs IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Punjab Kings can retain these 6 players “Bangladesh is playing poor cricket”- Aakash Chopra Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20 against Bangladesh- IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals can retain these 6 players
IND vs BAN: It seemed that Hardik Pandya was insulting the bowlers: Aakash Chopra presented his side regarding the T20 series.
Hardik Pandya was the second highest run scorer in this series. Hardik Pandya (Photo Source: Getty Images) A three-match T20 series was played between Team India and Bangladesh. Team India won this series 3-0. In this T20 series, experienced all-rounder Hardik Pandya performed very well for Team India and won the hearts of all the fans. Hardik Pandya performed brilliantly in this T20 series and won the Player of the Series award. He batted very well and scored 118 runs in three matches at a strike rate of 222.64. He scored these runs at an average of 59. The best thing was that Hardik Pandya was the second highest run scorer in this series. Former player Aakash Chopra has given his side regarding this performance of Hardik Pandya. Aakash Chopra shared a video on his official YouTube channel in which he said, ‘Hardik Pandya was the player of the series. He has faced a lot of trouble in his life due to personal reasons and has been criticized by many people in his professional life also. Hardik Pandya played very few balls in this series but his strike rate was above 200. This is really a big thing. His swag was also quite different. Hardik Pandya hit a six over cover and hit it with one hand towards the leg side without looking. Hardik Pandya was batting in a very different manner. It seemed that the experienced all-rounder was insulting the bowlers. Hardik Pandya has had a great performance in T20 cricket in 2024 Hardik Pandya batted very well in the Indian Premier League played this year. After recovering from the injury, he returned to the Mumbai Indians team in the IPL. Mumbai Indians appointed him as their captain in IPL 2024. However, all the fans were quite disappointed as to why the Mumbai team made Hardik Pandya their captain after removing Rohit Sharma. Many people had strongly criticized Hardik Pandya on social media. Not only this, even during the match, many people were booing for Hardik Pandya in the stadium. Hardik Pandya’s captaincy was very poor in IPL 2024 and Mumbai Indians won only four out of 10 matches. The franchise was at the bottom of the IPL 2024 points table. In the T20 World Cup 2024, Hardik Pandya played an important role in Team India’s victory not only with batting but also with bowling and silenced all the critics. The excellent all-rounder would like to continue his performance in future also. Batsman who scored the fastest century in T20I for India List of youngest players to win POTM for India in T20I- List of batsmen who scored the fastest triple century in Test cricket- Batsmen who have scored most double centuries in Tests for England- Joe Root reached this number in terms of scoring most test runs IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Punjab Kings can retain these 6 players “Bangladesh is playing poor cricket”- Aakash Chopra Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20 against Bangladesh- IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals…
IND vs BAN: Gautam used to wait for Sanju to perform well before tweeting: Aakash Chopra
He might still be Sanju’s fan because of the way he batted: Chopra Sanju Samson (Pic Source-X) Sanju Samson and Gautam Gambhir have shared the dressing room while playing for Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) and Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL. Gambhir, who led KKR and was the team mentor during IPL 2024, had inspired the Kerala batsman to show the world what he is capable of, after being selected in the T20 World Cup 2024 squad. However, Sanju did not get a chance to play in the playing eleven during the T20 World Cup. But now that Gambhir is the head coach of the Indian team, Sanju is continuously getting opportunities in Team India. True to Gambhir’s decision, Sanju played a century in the third T20 match against Bangladesh in Hyderabad. On the other hand, now a big statement from former Indian opening batsman and well-known cricket commentator Akash Chopra has come out regarding the relationship between the two. Chopra has said that Gautam used to wait for Sanju to perform well before tweeting. Aakash Chopra gave a big statement Let us tell you that after the India vs Bangladesh third T20 match, Aakash Chopra said through a video uploaded on his YouTube channel – Let’s talk about Sanju Samson. Gautam Gambhir had tweeted a few years ago that Sanju Samson is not only India’s best wicketkeeper-batsman but also the best young batsman in the country. Once I was interviewing him (Samson) and I told him that his only aim in life should be to inspire Gautam to tweet. Chopra further said- Gautam used to wait for Sanju to perform well before tweeting. Gautam was a fan of Sanju, because of the way he batted, he may still be a fan of Sanju. First of all he hit five sixes in an over, he said that his guru had asked him to do so, it came to my mind why his guru did not talk about six sixes.
IND vs BAN: Before the third T20 match, Aakash Chopra made a big statement comparing Hardik Pandya with Nitish Reddy.
The third T20 match between the two teams will be played in Hyderabad. Aakash Chopra (Image Credit- Twitter X) IND vs BAN 3rd T20i: Former Indian cricket team opener and well-known cricket commentator Aakash Chopra has given a big statement about all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Nitish Reddy before the third T20 match against Bangladesh. Akash says that Hardik is a very trained player. It is noteworthy that the third match of the ongoing T20 series between India and Bangladesh will be played today, Saturday, October 12, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. Team India has already won the T20 series by winning two matches. Aakash Chopra gave a big statement Let us tell you that before the India vs Bangladesh third T20 match, Aakash Chopra said through a video uploaded on his YouTube channel – Nitish Kumar Reddy and Hardik Pandya, this is a wonderful thing that is happening in the Indian team at the moment. Shivam Dubey used to be a part of this team, but now he is no more, Tilak Verma has come in his place. Nitish has been brought up to speed with the mindset that he should be fed as much as possible. Akash further said- He has been made to bat at number 4 and has been given full overs. They’re trying to prepare him because the potential is clear. I would still say that he is a little less prepared in bowling, because if you see his and Hardik’s bowling, Hardik is a very trained player. He bowls with great experience and takes wickets. However, Nitish Kumar Reddy has ability with the bat. There is no doubt about it because he hits sixes while standing at his place. He opens his front foot, clears the line and then hits.
“I can confirm that there is news”- Aakash Chopra gave a big statement regarding Rohit’s absence in the upcoming BGT.
India will face Australia in a five-match Test series, with the first match starting on November 22 in Perth. Meanwhile, if some media reports are to be believed, Rohit may not be available for the first or second test due to personal reasons. In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, the former India opener confirmed the unofficial news. Aakash Chopra said in his video, “This will affect our emotions a bit. There is news about Rohit Sharma. It doesn’t come from official sources but I can confirm that the news is there. The news is that he may miss a match. This could be the first test or it could also be the second test. Since it is due to personal reasons, it is also being said that he may be available for the entire series.” Let us tell you that in the last Australia series, players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli did not play some matches and Chopra has given his side on this issue. He said that Rohit’s possible absence for the Test this time would be a big blow for India. The former batsman further said, “He was injured last time and came straight to play the Sydney Test. He was not available in Adelaide and did not play the Melbourne Test. Virat Kohli played the pink-ball Test and was unavailable for the next three Test matches. Here too, Rohit Sharma will not be available for one of the first two Tests and Rohit’s absence will be a big blow to the team.
