Veteran commentator Aakash Chopra feels India captain Rohit Sharma cannot be blamed for the aggressive approach he took that led to his dismissal in the 2023 World Cup final between India and Australia on Sunday. However, Team India set a below-par 241-run target for Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday despite their captain giving them a flying start with a 31-ball 47. Travis Head’s stunning 120-ball 137 helped Australia register a six-wicket win with seven overs in hand as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra said: “Rohit (Sharma) started amazingly well. He is playing differently – a 47-run knock off just 31 deliveries. Rohit Sharma is in a league of his own. However, he had hit a four and a six, and people will question whether another shot was required.”

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He further added: “However, the truth is also that you get cut yourself at times by the sword you use to cut. It’s a double-edged sword. 80 runs were scored in the first 10 overs. If those 80 runs were not scored, considering the three-and-a-half to four runs per over 10-over passages you had, you would have fallen way behind.”

However, Rohit Sharma’s quickfire knock helped India reach 80/2 after 10 overs. But they scored only 160 runs in the next 40 overs to give the upper hand to Australia as well. Aakash Chopra added that Rohit Sharma is defined by his attacking approach only.

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“You might have scored 210 instead of 240. So you can see it both ways, but this playing style makes Rohit Sharma who he is. Like it or hate it, this is what you are going to get. He has scored nearly 600 runs at a strike rate of 125-plus, and a strike rate of 150 in the final. He did his job. Shubman Gill got out early and India got pushed back. Then Shreyas Iyer also got out, and suddenly you realized that you had got stuck,” Aakash Chopra concluded.