Former India player Aakash Chopra has added that Ravindra Jadeja was primarily responsible for the CSK’s defeat to the RCB. He added that CSK scored only six runs in the 18th over bowled by Suyash Sharma when Jadeja was at the crease. RCB set CSK a 214-run target, where Jadeja scored an unbeaten 77 off 45 in the chase eventually losing the game by two runs.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Jadeja was sent up the order. He batted very well at the start, but the buck must stop with Ravindra Jadeja. If this chase didn’t happen, and if you have to look towards someone solely, of course, the team wins and loses, but I thought Jadeja had to finish it off.”

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“When Suyash Sharma came, it shouldn’t have been a six-run over. At least one six or four should have been hit. Of course, you want MS Dhoni and Shivam Dube to score runs, but you were set. You had played 40-45 balls. How will it work out if you miss full tosses? The first 55-60 runs were very good, but the inability to finish is a problem,” he further added.

While discussing Dewald Brevis’ dismissal in CSK’s match against RCB, Aakash Chopra added that the umpire erred in ruling him lbw.

“Was he out? No, he wasn’t. It was a bad umpiring decision. The ball was missing by a huge margin. So the umpire got it completely wrong. The problem is that you and I didn’t see the timer because it wasn’t on our screens, but the timer was there on the big screen. The timer had started as soon as the finger went up. Brevis was taking runs. He ran not one but two runs. 18 to 20 seconds had passed by the time you ran two runs. Then you asked for a review. The time had passed long back. People are saying the umpire should have told. The umpire doesn’t have to tell,” Aakash Chopra concluded.