Aakash Chopra

Former India opening batter

Backward steps costing Ballance

His habit of moving deep into his crease has challenged right-arm fast bowlers. The same can't be said of the left-armers

25-Jul-2015•Aakash Chopra

The Rogers method

The lack of a backlift restricts the Australian opener's range of strokes, especially the drive, but he has managed to use his limitations to his advantage

15-Jul-2015•Aakash Chopra

Pace pays off for Bangladesh

The team's focus seems to have switched from their traditional reliance on spin, and that has shown in their results

14-Jul-2015•Aakash Chopra

Don't judge Rahane on stats alone

While the numbers show he has indeed not been scoring freely in ODIs, he has been improving on the whole and his skills demand that he is persevered with

09-Jul-2015•Aakash Chopra

Why have Jadeja and Axar gone off the boil?

Both left-arm spinners have fallen into a rut, and it comes down to subtle technical changes made wittingly or otherwise to their bowling

20-Jun-2015•Aakash Chopra

Dhawan or Rahul?

It's not an easy choice for India as they go into a long home season

16-Jun-2015•Aakash Chopra

Will we see the Harbhajan of old?

India's leading offspinner of the 2000s fell away because of his tendency to overuse the doosra. Can he make enough of an impact in Bangladesh?

09-Jun-2015•Aakash Chopra

Rule changes ODIs could use

The World Cup has breathed life into the format, but we still need to give bowlers more of a say and make the middle overs more watchable

03-Apr-2015•Aakash Chopra

How aggression pays off for McCullum

As a batsman, he's bent on taking the fight to the opposition, and it's much the same with his captaincy

20-Mar-2015•Aakash Chopra

Why it pays to be a left-arm quick

They create awkward angles for right-hand batsmen and can use the threat of the incoming delivery, which help keep the batsmen quiet

18-Mar-2015•Aakash Chopra

Why a ten-team World Cup is right

The sport's top event must be a high-quality affair. It's up to us to ensure that Associates get a fair chance at making the cut for it

05-Mar-2015•Aakash Chopra

What makes AB tick

His still head and ability to maintain a low centre of gravity help him to pull off the shots he does

27-Feb-2015•Aakash Chopra

The art of Amla

His amazing bat speed helps make up for a minor technical quirk

25-Feb-2015•Aakash Chopra

The problem with England's one-day batting

They prefer to mostly stay in the crease, even to spinners, and don't seem to know how to pace an innings when batting first

13-Feb-2015•Aakash Chopra

What makes Maxwell different

Like many other destructive batsmen, he has quick hands. Unlike them, he plays the field set for him, not the bowler

10-Feb-2015•Aakash Chopra

Can rehabilitated bowlers be as effective as they were before?

A bent arm helps you gain speed and add revolutions to the ball. It stands to reason that without it, a spinner's effectiveness is bound to be diminished

23-Jan-2015•Aakash Chopra

The modern batsman's weakness against the bouncer

A lot of batsmen nowadays take blows to the head or body because they commit too early on the front foot when they should be focusing on going deeper in the crease

15-Jan-2015•Aakash Chopra

What can India do against Steven Smith?

He has made over 500 runs in the three Tests so far, but he isn't quite invincible

04-Jan-2015•Aakash Chopra

The secret of Vijay's success

The Indian opener does not play the horizontal-bat shots, but he has a good record in Australia regardless

31-Dec-2014•Aakash Chopra

Why Dhoni's weakness against fuller balls is no longer a problem

If he shows the discipline he did in England, resisting the temptation to drive full deliveries outside off, he could get a maiden Test hundred in Australia

07-Dec-2014•Aakash Chopra

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