Former India player Aakash Chopra has said that the Delhi Capitals (DC) should add Ashutosh Sharma in their starting XI in their IPL 2025 clash against the Punjab Kings (PBKS). He also stated that the lower-middleorder batter is batting better than Karun Nair and Abishek Porel as well. However, DC will play against PBKS in Dharamsala on Thursday, May 8. With 13 points from 11 games, the visitors are placed fifth on
the points table as well.

While previewing the DC-PBKS IPL 2025 clash in a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “Keep Ashutosh in the XI. You keep Ashutosh out even while batting first, that you would bring him in as an impact sub. Then you bring him after Vipraj Nigam. He is batting better than Karun Nair and Abishek Porel, and is doing consistent batting. Keep him in the XI so that you don’t wait for him to come. Why bring him in when everyone gets out? He might be able to control the match if you send him earlier.”

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However, Aakash Chopra also shared that the Delhi Capitals’ batting order, especially the opening combination, has not been exceptional
throughout IPL 2025.

“What’s the system of your batting order? I haven’t understood your batting order this entire season. They have probably used six opening pairs. I can’t figure out what they want to do. If any team’s opening is not consistent, qualification becomes difficult even if you win the first four games. I would say make KL Rahul open, but you won’t do that. If you make him open, you have a better chance of winning this game. In bowling, you have found the right thing now. You have Dushmantha Chameera and Mitchell Starc, you also played T Natarajan, and you have three amazing spinners,” Aakash Chopra concluded.