“His form is a concern” - Aakash Chopra raises serious concern for Team India ahead of Asia Cup 2025 final

Former Indian cricketer and commentator Aakash Chopra has raised a serious concern for Team India ahead of their grand finale against Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, September 28.

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Speaking on his YouTube channel, Chopra asserted that the Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav’s form is a major concern for the Indian team heading into the final. Notably, SKY has an average of 12.37 and a strike rate of 110 in the ongoing calendar year, scoring only 99 runs in 10 innings.

"Suryakumar Yadav's form - is that a concern? It's a big question for sure, and we haven't got the answer to that question thus far because he has had an average of 12 in the T20Is he has played this year, and his strike rate has been just slightly over 100," Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube channel.

"The situation was the same even in the game against Sri Lanka. The problem is that his numbers in Dubai are not good. Whether you talk about the IPL that was played there or his performances against the top nations, the numbers in Dubai have not been that good," he added.

However, Chopra felt that Suryakumar Yadav usually has exceptional numbers in the Indian Premier League. However, when it comes to Dubai slow pitches, SKY failed to live up to expectations. Chopra reckoned that the Indian captain has slight problems on slow wickets. 

"The question is, why was the IPL good? The pitches being made now in Dubai are slightly slow, and Suryakumar Yadav has slight problems on slow pitches. The ball doesn't come nicely onto the bat, many shots need to be manufactured, and power needs to be generated," he said.

"When he plays for Mumbai in the IPL, he doesn't have those many difficulties as the Wankhede pitch is very good, the ball comes nicely onto the bat, and the bounce is good. It could also be that he wasn't the captain when he was playing for Mumbai, but he is the captain here," Chopra concluded.

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