Former India player Aakash Chopra has praised the SRH’s destructive batting in their IPL 2025 win against the RR. He also said that Harbhajan Singh was relieved he had retired and didn’t have to bowl to their batters as well. However, SRH smashed 286/6 after being asked to bat first in Hyderabad and they then restricted RR to 242/6 to register a 44-run win as well.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “The Hyderabad guys are asking whether you wouldn’t welcome them as they are the same who you left last season. Everyone hits, and that is where you feel what a team they are. How and why are you doing this? What should the bowlers do? Bhajji was with us and he said it’s good he left cricket, or else who would have bowled against them.”
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“Let me start with Ishan Kishan. Ishan Kishan’s story is very interesting. There was a question about whether he is batting at the right position. He is not a No. 3, he is actually an opener. He hit a lot in his first innings and struck a hundred. His first century, batting at No. 3. It was already a powerhouse batting order and another name has been added to it. He started smashing and then kept smashing. The thing I liked were the two inside-out sixes he hit against Jofra (Archer) over cover. There were no unconventional shots. He reached a hundred with cricketing shots. He has made an already strong batting lineup stronger,” he further added.
Meanwhile, Aakash Chopra also praised Travis Head for giving the SRH a flying start as well.
“Will Hyderabad become the first team to score 300? I am asking that question because they have four of the five highest scores in IPL history to their name. What a team they are. Travis Head started hitting at the start and he kept hitting. He opens up his front leg and then demolishes (the bowlers). He was absolutely brilliant. He tortured Jofra Archer at the start. His batting was incredible. Abhishek’s batting was also incredible till the time he was there, and then they just kept hitting. If you have reached 286, this team will score 300. This team is very dangerous,” Aakash Chopra concluded.
