Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has said that IPL 2025 presents a great opportunity for SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) player Ishan Kishan. He added that Kishan no longer seems to be in discussion for a place in the Indian squad now as well.
Kishan, who lost his BCCI central contract last year, doesn’t seem to be in the Indian selectors’ radar now. Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul and Sanju Samson have been preferred over him across the three formats as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “The biggest opportunity is for Ishan Kishan. For whatever reason, he has just completely disappeared from the radar. It seems like no one is talking about him or understanding his importance. He even went and played the Ranji Trophy, and scored runs there, he is doing everything, but no one is even talking about him. He has got an ODI double century. How many people have scored a double century in ODIs, and this guy has done that. This guy has the ability to hit sixes and to change gears and bat.”

While showing surprise over the SunRisers Hyderabad’s decision to acquire Ishan Kishan as a potential No. 3 batter in the IPL 2025 auction,
Aakash Chopra added that it’s still a massive opportunity for him as well.

“Personally, I was a little surprised why he was picked. Why did you pick him to bat at No. 3? He is an opener, so allow him to open. However, there is no place as an opener. So Ishan Kishan will have to bat away from his preferred spot, which is not ideal in T20 cricket, but this is a great opportunity,” he again said.

“You can come in reckoning once again. A keeper-batter who can open or bat in the top order, that is beautiful. Gautam (Gambhir) is anyway saying that they are all bogeys in a train, everyone has to go to the same destination, and it doesn’t make a difference whether a bogey is in front or at the back. That basically means batting order does not exist in Indian cricket anymore,” Aakash Chopra concluded.