Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has applauded Gujarat Titans (GT) batter Sai Sudharsan for playing consistently in IPL 2024. The Delhi Capitals set the Titans a 225-run target in Delhi on Wednesday, April 24. Although Sudharsan scored a 39-ball 65, they eventually lost the game by four runs.

Reflecting on the Gujarat Titans’ chase in a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra said, “Shubman Gill got out once again. Shubman Gill vs Anrich Nortje – it’s not a good story. If the captain goes, we are repeatedly saying that the batting does not have that much depth. However, Wriddhiman Saha played a courageous knock this time. Sai Sudharsan has become the second name for consistency.”

“He is playing extremely well. He plays spin well because he plays a lot of shots off the back foot. His interception points were far apart. If you delay the shot, you can play late. If you hit early, you can play towards cover. He has got that game, both on the off and leg side. He pierces the gaps against fast bowling and plays with a straight bat,” Chopra further explained.

However, he hit seven fours and two sixes during his 65-run knock. He also added 82 runs for the second wicket with Saha (39 off 25) after Gill was dismissed for six in the second over. He also added that Rashid Khan almost took the Titans to an unlikely win after Miller’s dismissal as well.

“Saha got out and Sai Sudharsan also got out after some time. Then came David Miller. Mr Miller, Mr thriller. His numbers are very good in run chases. If he had played till the end, he would have won the match. The way he was hitting and how close he had gotten them, he would have actually won the match,” Aakash Chopra concluded. “However, he got out. Even in the last over, it seemed like the runs would be scored. Mukesh Kumar was bowling that over and Rashid Khan was in front of him. Rashid Khan almost pulled off another heist because he had already done that in Rajasthan. You came so close, so near yet so far. That’s been their story.”