Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra expects a great battle between Australia’s batting and South Africa’s bowling in their 2025 Champions Trophy match as well. He chose ‘Travis Head vs Kagiso Rabada’ as the battle to watch out for, stating that the destructive Australia opener can’t be kept quiet for long as well.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Australia’s batting might will be up against South Africa’s bowling. South Africa’s bowling has a bit more to offer and they have options (as compared to England). Travis Head had failed and Steve Smith had failed along with him but Australia still chased 350 runs easily. If you see from that point of view, there is some serious batting powerhouse there. The focus will be on Travis Head this time. Travis Head vs Kagiso Rabada will be a good contest to watch because he lost against Jofra (Archer), but for how long will you keep Head quiet? Head will become a headache.”
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In the same video, Aakash Chopra added that Australia’s bowling could be their Achilles heel in their 2025 Champions Trophy match against South Africa as well.
“The truth is that Australia’s bowling is weak. If it wasn’t weak, they wouldn’t have conceded 350 and Marnus Labuschagne and Glenn Maxwell wouldn’t have been bowling at the back end. Nathan Ellis, Spencer Johnson and Ben Dwarshuis are good bowlers but they don’t have the experience when they come to flat pitches,” he said.
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“They don’t have the class, as yet at least, of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc. The problem is palpable. After that Adam Zampa, you can use him as a defensive option and he might pick up one or two wickets as well. But then the fifth bowling option, then you are scrambling to get overs from Glenn Maxwell and Marnus Labuschagne,” Aakash Chopra concluded.
