Matches (6)
UAE Tri-Series (2)
CPL (1)
BAN vs NL (1)
ENG vs SA (1)
WCL 2 (1)
Aakash Chopra

Aakash Chopra

Former India opening batter

@cricketaakash
Planning amid the mayhem

Planning amid the mayhem

How teams go about strategising in the shortest format of the game

19-Nov-2009•Aakash Chopra
Damage control

Damage control

What bowlers do to survive in the shortest, cruellest format of the game

05-Nov-2009•Aakash Chopra
Method to the Twenty20 madness

Method to the Twenty20 madness

It's not all wham, bam, thank you ma'am; there's a science to batting successfully in the shortest format

22-Oct-2009•Aakash Chopra
The pressure's all mine

The pressure's all mine

Why and when players feel under the cosh, what it does to them, and how to deal with it

08-Oct-2009•Aakash Chopra
Shadow-practise, dream, wait

Shadow-practise, dream, wait

The final nets are over, there are about 18 hours to the start of the Test. How do cricketers spend that time?

24-Sep-2009•Aakash Chopra
The eve of battle

The eve of battle

What teams at the top level do in terms of preparation just before series and matches

10-Sep-2009•Aakash Chopra
No days off in the off season

No days off in the off season

What do cricketers do when they're not playing? Work on correcting errors that have crept into their techniques and limber up for the season ahead

27-Aug-2009•Aakash Chopra
Too close for comfort

Too close for comfort

Right posture? Quick reflexes? Decent tolerance for pain? You were born to field at forward short-leg and silly point

13-Aug-2009•Aakash Chopra
The art of staying in the present

The art of staying in the present

Concentration is about living in the moment - which unfortunately isn't as easy as it sounds

30-Jul-2009•Aakash Chopra
Nasty, brutish and short

Nasty, brutish and short

Not too many batsmen may like squaring up to a bouncer, but most will take it over a well-pitched outswinger

21-Jul-2009•Aakash Chopra
Sympathy for the devil

Sympathy for the devil

Aakash Chopra on the difficulty of making adjustments to your game during a series. Case in point: Matt Prior

15-Aug-2007•Aakash Chopra
When left is right

When left is right

Aakash Chopra on just why left-arm seam bowlers can be more than a handful

08-Aug-2007•Aakash Chopra
Pity the poor opener

Pity the poor opener

Aakash Chopra on the hazards of being an opening batsman

01-Aug-2007•Aakash Chopra
A tale of two lbws

A tale of two lbws

Bat behind the pad or alongside it? Aakash Chopra ponders the dismissals of Dravid and Tendulkar at Lord's

26-Jul-2007•Aakash Chopra
Mind the slope, boys

Mind the slope, boys

Aakash Chopra on the challenges cricketers face at Lord's

20-Jul-2007•Aakash Chopra
Imagination, patience, luck

Imagination, patience, luck

Aakash Chopra on what a good opener needs - especially in England

17-Jul-2007•Aakash Chopra
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