Former India player Aakash Chopra has applauded Mitchell Marsh for playing a stunning knock in the Lucknow Super Giants’ (LSG) IPL 2025 clash against the Delhi Capitals (DC). He added that the Australian big-hitter might have wanted to prove his worth after being sold for only ₹3.40 crore at the IPL 2025 auction as well. Notably, Marsh smashed 72 runs off 36 deliveries as LSG set DC a 210-run target after
being asked to bat first as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “Mitchell Marsh needs to be spoken about. He scored his runs at a strike rate of 200. What I found different in him was that it was a slight fall from grace because he is not getting that much money. He was getting a lot of money earlier. He was a highly rated player. Sometimes you are fired up when you get less money, that he needs to show his worth and tell everyone how good he is. Maybe this is that season where he will play only as a batter and contribute. He holds his bat right at the top. Firstly, he is tall and when he holds the bat so high, along with long levers, he has an excellent range.”

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However, Aakash Chopra also applauded Nicholas Pooran for playing a stunning knock after being sent ahead of Rishabh Pant in the Lucknow Super Giants’ IPL 2025 clash against the Delhi Capitals as well.

“Nicholas Pooran – he bats differently. Firstly, he was retained. How well he batted. One big thing in that was that he was given the No. 3 position. I feel Lucknow’s No. 3 position was up for grabs. Rishabh Pant could have come or they could have sent Pooran. Very few teams have their top three as overseas players, but they did that, and Nicholas Pooran did not disappoint. He is a maverick. The power he has to hit sixes, you cannot stop him at all, he keeps hitting sixes. He was like that one more time,” Aakash Chopra concluded.