Former India player Aakash Chopra has praised Jofra Archer for bowling an important spell in the Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) win against PBKS. He also added that the England speedster virtually sealed the game in RR’s favour by striking two blows in his first over as well.

Reflecting on this in a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “Jofra was sleeping when Rajasthan were batting. He said he didn’t want to see the bowlers getting hit. Then, suddenly, someone woke him up. Everyone might take offense, so I won’t say. I was reminded of the guy who used to wake up after sleeping for six months. He woke up and hit Priyansh Arya’s stumps with his first ball. After that, Shreyas Iyer hit two shots against him, and then Shreyas Iyer also got out. The guy did an incredible job in the first over, and the story had changed from there itself.”

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Reflecting on PBKS’ batting, Aakash Chopra applauded Nehal Wadhera (62 off 41) for showcasing his talent pretty well.

“Nehal Wadhera – a very good guy. He is a Punjab boy who was with Mumbai. He plays extremely well. You remember the knock he played in Lucknow as well and say what a player he is. He does clean hitting. He is a special talent. If the Mumbai scouts have found someone, he is actually a good player. They (MI) are unable to keep everyone with them, but these kids flourish wherever they go. Nehal Wadhera is very, very good. Glenn Maxwell also played well for some time. He was hitting fours and sixes, but the asking rate had gone above 12 at the 10-over stage. It’s almost impossible to maintain that for 10 overs,” Aakash Chopra concluded.