Former India player Aakash Chopra has said the Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) bowling department is their biggest concern ahead of their IPL 2025 match against the KKR. He also wondered whether RR would stick with Jofra Archer after he bowled the most expensive spell in IPL history in their last game against the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH).

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “My first point is, what will you do with Jofra, and what bowling attack will you play because that came under the scanner? Rajasthan’s problem is that they have six overseas players in total. Everyone has eight, and they have six. Among those six, they have two fast bowlers.”

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“They played both in the last match. One conceded 76 runs in 4 overs. He bowled the most expensive spell in the tournament’s history. Fazalhaq Farroqi was played with him, and he too got hit. Everyone got hit, but when your overseas bowler gets hit so much, you wonder what you should do,” he again added.

However, Aakash Chopra also picked Riyan Parag and Yashasvi Jaiswal as the RR players in focus in their IPL 2025 match against the
KKR as well.

“I am looking towards two youngsters. One is captain Riyan Parag, it is his home ground as well, and along with him, Yashasvi Jaiswal. I think Jaiswal should reach close to the Orange Cap list. He has the ability to reach there. The last season was not good as per his standards, but every season cannot go bad for him. So Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Riyan Parag along with him because they have played a big punt on Riyan Parag. He wasn’t only retained, but if Sanju Samson is playing as a batter, he has been made the captain. If you are giving him that much responsibility, then this is the time,” Aakash Chopra concluded.