IPL 2025: Aakash Chopra reveals his best XI of the season

Former Indian cricketer and commentator Aakash Chopra has unveiled his best XI of the IPL 2025 season. Notably, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) bagged a six-run win over Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the grand finale to secure their first title in 18 years.

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To start his XI, he went ahead with openers Sai Sudharsan and Virat Kohli. While Sudharsan bagged the orange cap with 759 runs, Kohli played multiple match-winning knocks, propelling his team to the title win.

"Firstly, I have kept Sai Sudharsan in my team. He is the Orange Cap holder and has played very well. His batting has been clean. At the end of the tournament, he had so many trophies. It seems the guy is a trophy king. He didn't win only the IPL trophy this year, but he did everything else and a bit more," Chopra said on his YouTube channel.

"Virat Kohli will be there alongside him in my team. Virat Kohli's performance was also very good the entire year. He scored fifties in most of the games away from home, and the team won whenever he scored a fifty. He played an important role. You also saw gears in his batting this year," he added.

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Later, he picked Gujarat Titans No.3 batter Jos Buttler ahead of SRH keeper-batter Heinrich Klaasen, who didn’t score many runs in winning causes. Subsequently, he added Shreyas Iyer, the PBKS captain, to his list at No.4.

"At No. 3, I have kept Jos Buttler as my wicketkeeper-batter. He batted extremely well and scored more than 500 runs. I was a little 50-50 between Jos Buttler and Heinrich Klaasen, but I thought Klaasen didn't score as many runs in winning causes, and Jos Buttler was phenomenal," Chopra stated.

"At No. 4, I have got Shreyas Iyer. He has captained extremely well. He combined the five fingers and made a fist. Bengaluru was the only team against whom he didn't score runs, and that proved expensive in the end. He was absolute gold dust. Shreyas Iyer is my captain," he observed.

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Later, he roped in Suryakumar Yadav and Dewald Brevis at No.5 and No.6, respectively. While Suryakumar played exceptional knocks on a consistent basis for the Mumbai Indians, Brevis was a fresh addition mid-way through the season, playing impressive knocks.

Krunal Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Noor Ahmad, Josh Hazlewood and Prasidh Krishna are the bowling options picked by Chopra in his XI.

Aakash Chopra's strongest XI of IPL 2025: Sai Sudharsan, Virat Kohli, Jos Buttler, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Dewald Brevis, Krunal Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Noor Ahmad, Josh Hazlewood, Prasidh Krishna.

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