Former Indian opener, Aakash Chopra said that Chennai Super Kings (CSK) can be termed as favorites against Rajasthan Royals (RR) if the spinners come to the fore. Table-toppers CSK are set to lock horns with RR at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Speaking on his Youtube channel, Chopra said he expects a lot of runs to be scored in the first 10 overs of both innings since both RR and CSK’s openers are in good form. RR opener Jos Buttler scored 244 runs, while his partner Yashwasvi Jaiswal hit 227 runs. 

Talking about the same, Aakash Chopra said, “There are extremely bright chances of runs being scored in the first 10 overs. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway are in class form, and Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal are also in good form.”

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He went on to say that the game will be turned in CSK’s favor if the spinners come to the fore in Jaipur. Ravindra Jadeja has claimed 10 wickets, Moeen Ali has picked seven wickets, and Maheesh Theekshana has four wickets to his name in IPL 2023.

The former opener explained, “The powerplay should go well but batting will get difficult after that. If spinners come to the fore, the scale will tilt towards Chennai as well because they have Maheesh Theekshana, Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja.”

Chopra said he expects Jadeja to do well in Jaipur while adding that Ajinkya Rahane and Shivam Dube will have a point to prove against their former teams. Both Rahane and Dube started IPL 2023 very well, with Rahane has amassed 209 runs at an average of 52.25 and a strike rate of 199.05.

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Elaborating the same, Aakash Chopra said, “Their batting – we spoke about the two openers. Rahane and Dube are in any case saying – ‘See my revenge if you reject my love’. That is going to happen again because both Rahane and Dube used to play from this franchise only and are no longer a part of them. I feel Jaddu will once again do well.”