Veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has questioned the Gujarat Titans’ (GT) tactics in their IPL 2024 loss to the Delhi Capitals (DC) as well. The Capitals posted a 225-run target which the hosts failed to chase and DC registered a four-run win and climbed above them into sixth position on the points table as well.

While reviewing the game in a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra said, “There was a tactical blooper. It was a faux pas. It wasn’t understandable how you could do that. You brought Sai Kishore in the 19th over. The first over by a left-arm spinner was the 19th over of the innings. Tristan Stubbs and Rishabh Pant were in front of him. We thought Rishabh would hit but Tristan destroyed and went.”

“It was a very expensive over and you were thinking how it happened. Sandeep Warrier had picked up three wickets and his fourth over was left. The calculation could have been better. Ashish Nehra doesn’t miss a beat. He understands the game very well. How did that mistake happen?” the former India opener further added.

However, Aakash Chopra added that the Gujarat Titans could have introduced Sai Kishore into the attack earlier. He again added that such small decisions become the differentiators between a win and a loss as well. Aakash Chopra also said that he won’t blame Gujarat Titans (GT) skipper Shubman Gill for the tactical mistake as well.

“I won’t blame Shubman Gill at all because it might not be his decision. It might be a collective decision by the team. So I won’t be too harsh on Shubman. However, Ashish Nehra making such a mistake – not fair, it didn’t work out. They bowled Azmatullah Omarzai four consecutive overs at the start. What was happening? It wasn’t understandable because the more pace you bowl to Jake Fraser-McGurk, the faster he sends them far. He got out to the first slower one from Sandeep Warrier but no one was bowling slower ones,” Aakash Chopra concluded.