Former India player Aakash Chopra has suggested a few changes in the Punjab Kings’ (PBKS) playing combination for their IPL 2025 match against the Delhi Capitals (DC). He added that the returning duo of Josh Inglis and Marcus Stoinis should be added at Mitchell Owen and Xavier Bartlett’s places as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “Both Josh Inglis and Marcus Stoinis are available now. It’s great news. It means Mitch Owen’s short career ends for some time after a zero. Keep both of them straightaway in the team. Then Marco Jansen and Azmatullah Omarzai – go with these four overseas players.”

“A good thing that happened in the last match was that despite not winning the powerplay and being 34/3, you scored more than 200 runs. Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh need to do well this time. The two kids hit a lot in the game after which the IPL was suspended,” Chopra again shared.

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However, Aakash Chopra also expressed hope that Shreyas Iyer is fit and available to bat at No. 3 in Saturday’s game as well.

“I just hope that Shreyas Iyer’s hand becomes fine. I am slightly worried about that because reports were suggesting his availability is under threat. If his availability is under threat, the threats to this team will mount a lot. Then this team will suddenly get stuck. So I hope Shreyas Iyer is fit and available, and he bats at No. 3,” he said.

“Then you can keep Inglis at No. 4, Nehal Wadhera at No. 5, Shashank Singh at No. 6, Stoinis at No. 7 and Marco Jansen at No. 8. Suddenly, your team looks a lot better. I used to wonder whether they would want to play Kyle Jamieson, but Azmatullah Omarzai was brilliant in the previous game. So you won’t touch him,” Aakash Chopra concluded.