Former India player turned commentator Aakash Chopra has criticized the Lucknow Super Giants’
(LSG) batting in their IPL 2026 loss against the Gujarat Titans (GT). He added that Nicholas Pooran, their star batter, is not looking good with the bat as well. Pooran scored a 21-ball 19 as LSG posted 164/8. GT then reached the target with seven wickets and eight balls to spare to register their second win of the
tournament as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Lucknow Super Giants, the batting is looking extremely brittle. This is the only team that hasn’t reached 200 even once thus far in this season. I think every other team has hit 200. The Lucknow Super Giants got to bat first, and they didn’t score 200 runs once again. The truth is that fewer than 210 haven’t been defended successfully even once in this IPL.”

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“So if you want to win while batting first, you need to go beyond 210. This team didn’t even reach 170. Rishabh Pant looked a little okay, but then he got out. Ayush Badoni got out, and Nicholas Pooran is not looking good at all. Aiden Markram was the only one who batted well. Mukul Choudhary played a few shots in the end. Again, not good enough,” he stated.

However, Aakash Chopra also added that Kagiso Rabada (1/54 in four overs) was the only concern in the Gujarat Titans’ bowling department against the Lucknow Super Giants as well.

“Prasidh Krishna – Purple Cap holder, Siraj – coming back into form, brilliant, and Ashok Sharma – really rapid, he was bowling at 150-152 kph. Rabada was the only problem. Everyone bowled so well, and this guy conceded more than 50 runs in four overs. So that is a problem for sure, but overall, a near-perfect game. Gill and Buttler scored half-centuries, and it was just a formality in the end. They won very easily. Washington Sundar played a few shots to set aside the challenge,” Aakash Chopra concluded.