Former Indian opener, Aakash Chopra is among the most well-known cricket commentators in the world. In recent times, he has become an integral part of the Hindi commentary panel for the Indian national team’s matches as well as the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The 43-year-old has been known for his witty usage of words and way of commentating during matches. Chopra also has a YouTube channel where he previews and reviews matches. He enjoys the following of 2.52 million subscribers which is one of the highest for a cricket-related channel in the world.
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Apart from that, Aakash Chopra also makes it a point to interact with fans on Twitter by replying to comments as well as having Q&A sessions regularly. This has made him quite a favorite commentator among the fans enthusiastically sending him questions regularly.
A question had been asked on Twitter by Wisden India as to who fans’ favorite commentator was. A fan had replied that it was Aakash Chopra and the former Indian opener responded to the same by sending a GIF signifying happiness. To the same, another fan asked him a question as to what his salary was. He said, “Sir, how much salary do you get for 1 match commentary? (sic).
लड़की से उसकी उम्र और आदमी से उसकी तनख़्वाह नहीं पूछते, पगले 😜🙈 https://t.co/l8bIQfIjaz
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 16, 2021
Aakash Chopra replied to the same by quoting a well-known saying writing, “Don’t ask a woman her age and a man his salary.” This witty reply by the commentator has gone viral on social media.
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Earlier, Aakash Chopra has said that SRH should bring some changes to their team to start winning the match as well. He stated that the pitch in the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Mujeeb Ur Rahman might help them to play in the upcoming match against the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
