He made this observation while reviewing the Steve Smith-led side’s 8-wicket victory against the four-time IPL champions in a video shared on his YouTube channel.
Talking about the Mumbai Indians batting effort, Aakash Chopra mentioned that Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav laid a nice platform after the early dismissal of Quinton de Kock.
The renowned commentator observed that the Rajasthan Royals spinners applied the brakes on the Mumbai Indians batsmen, with Shreyas Gopal dismissing Suryakumar Yadav and Kieron Pollard in the same over.
Aakash Chopra pointed out that Hardik Pandya’s blitzkrieg took the Mumbai Indians to a massive score, with Archer being the only Rajasthan Royals bowler to not face the music at the death.
Aakash Chopra on the Rajasthan Royals run-chase
Aakash Chopra mentioned that he was hoping that the Rajasthan Royals would open with Jos Buttler instead of Ben Stokes, considering the enormity of the target and the latter’s lack of form.
He observed that the Rajasthan Royals stuck with the England all-rounder, and seemed to be in trouble after the early dismissals of Robin Uthappa and Steve Smith.
Aakash Chopra pointed out that Ben Stokes demonstrated why he is regarded as one of the best players in the current generation.
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The former KKR player also lauded Sanju Samson for proving to be an able ally and not letting the pressure to mount on the Rajasthan Royals opener.
Aakash Chopra signed off by stating that although the Mumbai Indians had a well-rounded bowling attack, they were taken apart by the two Rajasthan Royals batsmen.
Ben Stokes smashed an unbeaten 107 and shared an unbroken 152-run partnership with Sanju Samson to help the Rajasthan Royals register an 8-wicket victory. The emphatic win kept the playoff hopes of the inaugural IPL champions alive.
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