Former India player Aakash Chopra has picked Jake Fraser-McGurk’s recent poor run as one of the Delhi Capitals’ (DC) challenges in IPL 2025 as well. He added that the Australian opener hasn’t done well since his scintillating performances in the last edition of the IPL as well. However, DC used the Right to Match card to reacquire Fraser-McGurk for ₹9 crore at the IPL 2025 auction as well. He had smashed 330 runs at a strike rate of 234.04 in nine innings in IPL 2024 but managed only 113 runs at a paltry average of 16.14 in seven T20Is last year as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “The problem with Jake Fraser-McGurk is that he does not have form. He hasn’t scored runs since the last IPL. How will it work if you don’t score runs? You played cricket in multiple places but didn’t score runs anywhere. You play high-risk cricket and did very well last year due to which they bought you back, but what is the benefit if you don’t play well this time?”

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“In the lower order, Tristan Stubbs is, of course, trustworthy. However, then Ashutosh Sharma and Sameer Rizvi. Can they actually do what they are asked to do? Can Ashutosh Sharma replicate his last year’s performances? Can it be a huge season for Sameer Rizvi? You are trying to get two uncapped Indians to do the finishing,” he again shared.

However, Aakash Chopra also stated that the Delhi Capitals’ biggest challenge in IPL 2025 would be to figure out KL Rahul’s best batting position as well.

The biggest challenge has come due to Faf du Plessis becoming the vice-captain. I am unable to understand this team’s batting order a little. What is KL Rahul’s batting order? You have taken a Ferrari and are asking it to be driven in Chandni Chowk. How will a Ferrari run there?” he said. “You thought it’s a small ground with a flat pitch and you wouldn’t give him the captaincy as well, so he would be liberated and KL Rahul would hit, that the 600-run bank would hit sixes and play differently since his name doesn’t come in T20 cricket now and doesn’t get to open in ODIs. However, it has become a challenge. Where will you make him bat?”