Former India batter turned commentator Aakash Chopra has shared a few changes in the GT’s playing combination for their IPL 2026 match against the LSG. He also stated that Kumar Kushagra and Anuj Rawat should replace Shahrukh Khan and Rahul Tewatia, saying that he is heartbroken when Kushagra doesn’t play.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “You won a good match. Jos Buttler, Shubman Gill and Rashid Khan are in form, and Sai Sudharsan was already in form. So play Kumar Kushagra. You are not playing him. I am heartbroken when you don’t play him, and you don’t play Anuj Rawat as well. You play Shahrukh Khan and Rahul Tewatia. I know you trust in people, Ashish Nehra and company, but I feel they should be played.”

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“In bowling, I won’t talk about Sai Kishore here. You will find left-handers in between here. You will find Rishabh Pant first and Nicholas Pooran after that. So use off-break if you can, or else Washington Sundar’s role is not yet defined,” he again shared.

However, Aakash Chopra also said that George Linde should replace M Siddharth in the LSG’s squad against the Gujarat Titans.

“I have only one suggestion for Lucknow. We will be extremely eager to watch Mukul Choudhary once again. Make M Siddharth sit out and play George Linde because you are playing with only three overseas players,” he said.

“So you can play Linde, who will give you a little bowling, and you will get a batter at No. 8. You might have to make Ayush Badoni bowl a little as well. If Mohsin is fit, think about him because Mohsin is brilliant. He had a slightly tight hamstring, so you didn’t play him, but if he is fit, play him,” Aakash Chopra concluded.