Veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has questioned the Punjab Kings (PBKS) for playing their IPL 2025 home games at many venues. He added that the most successful IPL sides never move away from their original home grounds this much as well. However, PBKS will host the LSG in Dharamsala. Notably, they had played their first four home games this season in Mullanpur as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “This match is in Dharamsala. Interestingly, they are going away from home. They will play three consecutive games here. A good thing they did was that they had a camp here before the tournament. So they have a little idea at least. I will say a little bit only because it’s been one-and-a-half months since that camp.”

“I am trying to wrap my head around the fact that why they do this. The big trophy-winning teams don’t go anywhere. Why do you go? Will you get more money? No, you won’t. That ground is as unknown to you as Lucknow. So the first game is an away game for Punjab. It’s an away game for Lucknow. What is the point?” he further added.

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While talking about LSG, Aakash Chopra said that LSG have been over dependent on Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram and Nicholas Pooran in IPL 2025 as well.

“Only the top three are doing well, in which Pooran has tapered off a little bit. However, he is too good a player, and the ball goes into the valley at this ground. It’s a small ground, the air is thin, and the ball travels far. Markram, Pooran and Mitch Marsh have together made 62% of the runs this team has scored,” he said.

“They are the heart and heartbeat of this team. They will hit a lot if they come good, but you will have problems if they don’t come good because Rishabh Pant has still not arrived in this tournament. David Miller also hasn’t arrived yet, although I remember him playing a very good knock for South Africa at this ground,” Aakash Chopra concluded.