Former India Test cricket team opener Aakash Chopra believes that Royal Challengers Bangalore should release four players, including Mohammed Siraj, before the next season. His reasoning behind this is that releasing the players will fetch Rs 12-14 crore in the purse of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). With this money, he can find better options. Aakash Chopra also discussed the performance of Dinesh Karthik and Virat Kohli in IPL 2022 on his YouTube channel. Aakash Chopra is confident that ‘run machine’ Kohli will soon regain his lost form.
Aakash Chopra believes that even though RCB have failed to win the title this time, they have had a good season. Akash said, ‘RCB has qualified for the playoffs for the third time in a row. This time the obstacle of the eliminator was also crossed. I think he had a great season, but there are a few things that he missed. what is that? Can you change that next year? Can you make your purse a bit heavy except for a few players so that you can build a better team next year?’
Aakash Chopra said, ‘If RCB has not reached the final, then it is necessary to reflect what is left?’ Aakash Chopra questioned Siraj’s form and said, ‘Siraj proved to be very expensive. He played 15 matches, conceded 514 runs and took only 9 wickets. This is a big problem. It would have been fine even if it flashed in Eliminator or Qualifier 2, but didn’t work there either. This is the cause of my concern.
Speaking on the subject of which players can be released, Akash said, ‘Siraj was retained for Rs 7 crore. If you can release them and buy them again cheap, because now they will not sell for seven crores. You spent Rs 3.4 crore on Anuj Rawat. He played an innings well. You didn’t feed them after that. If they are not going to open then you can release them and free your 3.4 crores.
Apart from this, Akash also talked about releasing Sherfane Rutherford and David Willey. Akash said, ‘Sherfen Rutherford did not play a single match. Release them and make your one crore free. You gave two crores to David Willey. However, I don’t think he is going to fit in your team. So you can leave them as well. If you lose Rs 12-14 crore, it means you will be in the driving seat as other teams don’t have much option to release the players.
Aakash Chopra also praised Rajat Patidar and Dinesh Karthik. He said, ‘Silver scored a century in the Eliminator and a half-century in Qualifier 2. He is a very good player. Dinesh Karthik – The finisher. He is definitely RCB’s trump card.