Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has said that Bangladesh might get knocked out of the 2025 Asia Cup in the group stage as well. He picked up Sri Lanka and Afghanistan as the teams likely to qualify for the Super Fours from Group B as well. However, the 2025 Asia Cup is slated to be played in the UAE from September 9 onwards.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “If we talk about opportunity, they have nothing to lose and the entire world to gain because they haven’t been doing well in multi-nation tournaments for a long time. They used to punch above their weight. They knocked us out in 2007. They are participants in world tournaments, but are not going into them as contenders, and this is what they want to do now.”

“So the opportunities are endless, but to say the truth, their job is cut out, even though it would be wrong to rule out any team in T20s. I feel they will get stuck. Afghanistan and Sri Lanka might actually qualify from that group. So Bangladesh’s story might end in the league stage,” he further added.

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However, Aakash Chopra also said over-dependence on Litton Das and choking under pressure are among Bangladesh’s weaknesses heading into the 2025 Asia Cup as well.

“In weakness, they have an overdependence on Litton Das. Litton Das is a quality player, but he is an underachiever. He hasn’t done as well as the ability he has. He is the captain at the moment, so the team will definitely look towards him, but they look towards him too much. They have a tendency of choking in big moments,” he said.

“If we look at it in 2025, they have very few batters whose strike rates are close to 150. You see just one or two above 140. They are not a team that is looking for 210-220. They are a team that is very comfortable with a 160-180 total. If the opposing team decides to hit a lot, they might not have any answers,” Aakash Chopra concluded.