Aakash Chopra

Former India opening batter

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Patience makes Pujara the batsman

With his impeccable defensive technique, Cheteshwar Pujara is never flustered when the runs don't come as easily

18-Mar-2017•Aakash Chopra

Smith's runs trump aesthetics

Steven Smith is a classic example of the essentials of batting at the crease and the fact that some may find his game seemingly unaesthetic takes nothing away from its effectiveness

16-Mar-2017•Aakash Chopra

Warner in need of radical change in approach against Ashwin

A solid defensive game, rotation of strike and adding boundary options - Aakash Chopra analyses what the Australian opener needs to do to succeed against the offspinner

08-Mar-2017•Aakash Chopra

Use your feet and play with a straight bat

Aakash Chopra looks at the technical changes the batsmen needed to make to score runs to tackle the variables of the Bengaluru pitch on the third day

06-Mar-2017•Aakash Chopra

Bounce was Lyon's key weapon to attack

Aakash Chopra analyses how Nathan Lyon used accuracy, bounce, revolutions and much more to end with as many as eight wickets on the first day in Bengaluru

04-Mar-2017•Aakash Chopra

Starc showed why he is the best fast bowler

Aakash Chopra analyses Mitchell Starc's short and devastating spells on the second day

24-Feb-2017•Aakash Chopra

Renshaw shows maturity, trust in his game

Aakash Chopra dissects Matt Renshaw's well-crafted half-century on the opening day of the Pune Test

23-Feb-2017•Aakash Chopra

Ravindra Jadeja roughs 'em up

Aakash Chopra analyses the various methods used by India's bowlers to bowl Bangladesh out on a fifth-day pitch that was still quite good to bat on

13-Feb-2017•Aakash Chopra

Mushfiqur's little masterclass in playing spin

Aakash Chopra analyses Mushfiqur Rahim's response to India's spinners on the fourth day of the Hyderabad Test

12-Feb-2017•Aakash Chopra

India's seamers impress with lengths, reverse

Aakash Chopra takes a deeper look at the performance of India's quicks on day three of the Hyderabad Test

11-Feb-2017•Aakash Chopra

Saha's versatility against spin, and Bangladesh's mixed-up fields

Aakash Chopra analyses the action from day two in Hyderabad

10-Feb-2017•Aakash Chopra

Bangladesh bowl too short to exploit reverse

Aakash Chopra analyses the finer points of the first day's play in Hyderabad

09-Feb-2017•Aakash Chopra

A different method of attacking spin

Aakash Chopra breaks down why India's batsmen dominated and England's bowlers struggled in Chennai

19-Dec-2016•Aakash Chopra

Rahul benefits from T20 mindset

Aakash Chopra breaks down some of the technical talking points from Chepauk

18-Dec-2016•Aakash Chopra

Stokes undone by foot fault against Ashwin

An analysis of some of the more technical aspects of the second day's play between India and England in Chennai

17-Dec-2016•Aakash Chopra

Should teams be penalised on umpire's call?

Ishant Sharma's effective use of the full delivery and Joe Root continuing with his Mumbai mindset were among Aakash Chopra's insights from Chepauk

16-Dec-2016•Aakash Chopra

Utilising rough an art England need to learn

Adil Rashid's use of the rough and technique against spin on a track with plenty of bite feature in Aakash Chopra's technical breakdown of the fourth day's play in Mumbai

11-Dec-2016•Aakash Chopra

England spinners' Jekyll-and-Hyde show

Jake Ball's tactful use of angles and Alastair Cook's problem of having too many bowling options feature in Aakash Chopra's technical breakdown of the third day's play in Mumbai

10-Dec-2016•Aakash Chopra

Jadeja's threat and Pujara's fight

Aakash Chopra picks out the points of interest at the Wankhede, including Ravindra Jadeja's strength on turning pitches and a curious call from England

09-Dec-2016•Aakash Chopra

Chopra: Wankhede pitch moves the game really fast

A tactical analysis of the salient highlights from the Wankhede Stadium on the first day between India and England

08-Dec-2016•Aakash Chopra

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