Former India player Aakash Chopra has questioned the RR about how they managed to lose their IPL 2025 match against the LSG. He shared that RR virtually threw away a game they should have won easily as well. However, LSG set RR a 181-run target and the home team managed only 178/5 in the chase, losing the game by two runs.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “What are you doing? How do you do this? You reached the exact same place. They were winning the match easily. In fact, they should have won the match in the 19th over. However, why should a job be done if it cannot be done at all? They have reached such a place. You were batting, and Yashasvi Jaiswal was running away with the game. Then he tried to step away and play a shot, and the ball hit the stumps. Riyan Parag was also set. He tried to play a scoop, and the ball hit his pads. A wicket off the first and a wicket off the last ball (of the 18th over), and, suddenly, where did you reach?”\

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“Prince Yadav bowled an incredible over. He bowled bouncers and yorkers. Avesh came in the last over. He used to be a Royal, but gave a Super Giant performance for Lucknow this time. He defended the runs. Rajasthan are not going anywhere. They are losing games that were virtually won,” Chopra said.

However, Aakash Chopra also praised young Vaibhav Suryavanshi for playing a stunning knock at the start of the RR’s chase in their IPL 2025 clash against the LSG.

“Vaibhav Suryavanshi came at the start. A six off the first ball and then a six against Avesh. He had tears in his eyes when he got out. A 14-year-old kid, just think about it. My 12-year-old daughter is watching people doing well, and the world is watching how well this 14-year-old kid is performing,” Aakash Chopra concluded.