Aakash Chopra Picks The Top Four Teams To Qualify For Playoffs

Former India batsman Aakash Chopra has predicted the 4 groups he believes will qualify for the playoffs primarily based on their present kind. All of the groups have performed at the very least 10 video games to date and the match has entered into its enterprise finish the place every result’s essential.

For Aakash Chopra, there’s “little doubt” that the Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) and Delhi Capitals (DC) will attain the playoffs; either side are sitting with 16 factors, holding the highest two spots at the moment. He’s constructive that Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) can even qualify; RCB have 14 factors with three video games to go.

For the fourth place, the 44-year-old commentator picked his former crew, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), over the Mumbai Indians (MI). Each the groups have 10 factors in 11 video games, however Aakash Chopra has a “sturdy feeling” that Eoin Morgan’s crew will undergo.

In his YouTube video, Aakash Chopra stated, “Chennai, Delhi there’s little doubt about that. Third, hopefully, Bangalore will qualify. For fourth, there’s going to be a battle between Mumbai and Kolkata. I’ve a powerful feeling that if Kolkata doesn’t hit a self-goal, they’ll make it. If Russell is match then there can be no self-goal however it may possibly occur right here as a result of the captain is in zero kind. Nevertheless, it’s Eoin Morgan, a giant participant, so it’s additionally potential that he would possibly turnaround his kind and provides a powerful end.”

For Mumbai, there’s one thing not going for them: Aakash Chopra

Addressing Rohit Sharma’s outfit, the previous opener said that MI haven’t been as dominating as they’d been for the previous few seasons. Mumbai began off the UAE leg with three consecutive losses, however managed to finish it with a win over Punjab Kings, which, for Aakash Chopra, nonetheless “wasn’t convincing”.

“I’m tilting in the direction of Kolkata for a easy purpose that Mumbai isn’t trying just like the ‘Paltan’ of the previous. Yeah, you received towards Punjab however even that wasn’t convincing. They’re profitable all video games scrappingly, which isn’t like them.”

Additional, MI have a tricky opponent in Delhi in entrance of them subsequent, whereas KKR face three groups who’re under them within the factors desk. Therefore, he’s backing KKR to pip over MI for the fourth spot within the playoffs.

“They nonetheless have one sport to go towards Delhi which is the following sport solely in Sharjah. In case you lose this, you received’t have luck in your facet as a result of Kolkata’s all matches are towards groups positioned under them. Kolkata have gotten one thing going for them, for Mumbai, there’s one thing not going for them,” Chopra additional defined. 

CSK, in the meantime, will meet Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday in Sharjah. A victory for MS Dhoni’s crew will seal a playoff berth.

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