Aakash Chopra on Sunday praised Trent Boult for his excellent bat and ball performance for Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their IPL 2022 match against Lucknow Supergiants (LSG). Boult scored 17 runs in the first nine balls to help Rajasthan reach a score of 178-6. He then took 2 for 18 in his four overs and played a big role in helping Sanju Samson’s team win by 24 runs.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said about Bolt’s performance, “First Bolt came to bat. No one had scored a half-century for Rajasthan, but still you went past 170 and made almost 180. Everyone did a good job. Some of them scored 30-40 runs. But in the end, Trent Boult’s innings loosened the nuts and bolts of the opposition team. He hit two or three fours in a very beautiful way.
Praising Boult’s bowling, Chopra said, “After that when it comes to bowling, he got two batsmen out. First Quinton de Kock and then Ayush Badoni. He bowled absolutely sensational. He was fielding like a star in the deep. So Trent Boult was my match protector, who did everything batting, bowling and fielding well. What else would you make them do? Would you take the child’s life? He looked absolutely fabulous.”
Regarding the performance of Lucknow, Aakash Chopra said that the team will once again be scolded by mentor Gautam Gambhir. The KL Rahul-led side suffered its second consecutive defeat. Earlier on Sunday, the team lost by 62 runs against Gujarat Titans (GT). Then LSG’s mentor Gambhir had reprimanded his players for giving up without fighting.
Aakash Chopra said, “I think he (Lucknow player) will get scolded again by Gautam, because your chance to reach the top two is no longer in your hands. I want to ask a question to KL Rahul, you used eight bowlers, sometimes you don’t need that many options. There were so many options that he didn’t know whose overs to bowl.