Aakash Chopra

Former India opener @cricketaakash

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Mohammed Shami beehive to Alastair Cook

India v England, 2nd Test, Visakhapatnam, 2nd day

Shami finds the chink in Cook's armour

Nov 18, 2016 | Match Analysis
 Virat Kohli's footwork, Wriddhiman Saha's misjudgement and a peach of a ball to Alastair Cook feature in Aakash Chopra's technical breakdown

James Anderson looks on after Virat Kohli hits him for a four

India v England, 2nd Test, Visakhapatnam, 1st day

Pujara's changes to succeed against short balls

Nov 17, 2016 | Match Analysis
 From Cheteshwar Pujara's tactics against the short balls, to the England seamers' line against M Vijay, Aakash Chopra examines the technical talking points from the first day in Visakhapatnam

Haseeb Hameed plays a picture-perfect drive

India v England, 1st Test, Rajkot, 5th day

Haseeb takes the backward and forward approach

Nov 13, 2016 | Match Analysis
 From Haseeb's spin tactics to Cook's captaincy, Aakash Chopra examines the technical talking points from day five in Rajkot

Ben Stokes celebrates with team-mates after dismissing Cheteshwar Pujara

India v England, 1st Test, Rajkot, 4th day

The shine on show, and the sixth-bowler advantage

Nov 12, 2016 | Match Analysis
 From Ashwin's technique against spin to the drawback of Rashid's run-up, Aakash Chopra examines the technical talking points from day four in Rajkot

M Vijay makes room before cutting square

India v England, 1st Test, Rajkot, 3rd day

Pujara's footwork, Vijay's balance

Nov 11, 2016 | Match Analysis
 Aakash Chopra examines the techniques of India's centurions and praises Chris Woakes' use of the crease in his analytical observations from the third day of the Rajkot Test

Ben Stokes turns one away to the leg side

India v England, 1st Test, Rajkot, 2nd day

Widening cracks bode well for England

Nov 10, 2016 | Match Analysis
 The case of the missing yorkers, and how Gautam Gambhir has made his open stance work are among Aakash Chopra's analytical observations from the second day of the Rajkot Test

Joe Root slashes at a ball outside off stump

India v England, 1st Test, Rajkot, 1st day

Joe Root defies conventional wisdom

Nov 9, 2016 | Match Analysis
 R Ashwin's angle of attack and the slip fielders' conundrum also feature in Aakash Chopra's analytical observations from the first day of the Rajkot Test

Tom Latham played around his front pad and was trapped in front

India v New Zealand, 3rd Test, Indore, 4th day

Pujara's adjustment pays, Williamson's doesn't

Oct 11, 2016 | Match Analysis
 While some batsmen successfully made tweaks to their game, others changed tracks to their detriment in Indore