Former India player Aakash Chopra has cited KKR’s batting as a concern heading into their IPL 2025 match against the Gujarat Titans (GT). He added that the acclaimed middle-order trio of Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, and Ramandeep Singh have yet to step up. KKR is also placed seventh in the points table.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “KKR got all out for 95 in the last match. You got all out for 115-odd even in Mumbai. The batting has depth, but it has become a concern because very few people are pulling their weight in the side. Rahane and Raghuvanshi are playing well. Apart from them, everyone is mercurial. Venkatesh Iyer has played one good inning. Quinton de Kock has played one good inning. Sunil Narine has played an odd good innings. Russell, Rinku and Ramandeep haven’t played a single good innings thus far. That is your problem.”

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Turning his attention to the Gujarat Titans, Aakash Chopra added that they will depend again on Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler in the batting.

“It’s not understandable, but Gujarat are playing well. The top three together do a good job. That is a wonderful story. They will be dependent on them here also. Sherfane Rutherford played well in the last match for sure, that’s a good addition. Prasidh Krishna is bowling very well, but Arshad Khan and Ishant Sharma, and will you not make Sai Kishore bowl if a left-hander comes? So there are a few question marks, and Rashid Khan’s form is absolutely gone. Now, he is even dropping catches, which he didn’t use to do earlier,” Aakash Chopra concluded.