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Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis celebrates his fifty runs during the second ODI cricket match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

'Not a team of superstars, but a superstar team': Aakash Chopra backs Sri Lanka as Asia Cup 2025 finalists

September 05, 2025 5:51 pm

Chopra said Sri Lanka could very well be the team to make the finals alongside India.

Aakash Chopra on Rishabh Pant: 'It seems like a fly has been taken out of milk and thrown away'

September 03, 2025 12:19 pm

Pant has scored 171 runs from eight games at an average of 23.43 and strike rate of 127.61

Gambhir had earlier led India to victory in the 2025 Champions Trophy. (AP Photo)

'India's Test win percentage under Gautam Gambhir not great, 3-0 loss vs New Zealand was bad': Aakash Chopra

August 27, 2025 4:46 pm

Chopra said the whitewash against New Zealand at home was "definitely bad" and Gambhir's 33.33 win percentage in Tests is also not great, but he has defended his former India and Delhi teammate, saying the young team is going through a transition period, which is painful.

‘It has been decided that it would be Shubman Gill’: Aakash Chopra on who will be next Indian ODI captain

August 25, 2025 7:19 pm

Shubman Gill, who was appointed India's Test captain prior to Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, was appointed Indian T2-I ice captain last week

Aakash Chopra questions Harshit Rana's spot in Asia Cup squad: 'The last IPL was extremely ordinary...doesn't seem like his numbers are strong enough'

August 20, 2025 6:33 pm

Another former cricketer Krishnamachari Srikkanth too questioned the selection of Rana in the squad

Aakash Chopra on Shreyas Iyer not picked in Asia Cup 2025 squad: 'What more can you do than what you have already done?'

August 20, 2025 1:36 pm

Iyer scored 604 runs from 17 games at an average of 50.33 and strike rate of 175.07

Aakash Chopra on Shubman Gill Axar Patel Asia Cup team India

'India heading towards Shubman Gill being all format captain; a little unfair Axar Patel lost vice-captaincy': Aakash Chopra reacts to Asia Cup squad

August 19, 2025 7:10 pm

Former India player Aakash Chopra said that this means that the 25-year-old, who is already the Test captain is being prepared to lead India as an all-format skipper in the near future.

India's Jasprit Bumrah, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal during 3rd Test against England at Lord's. (AP)

‘Don't push him forcibly towards early retirement because he is 24-carat pure gold’: Aakash Chopra defends Jasprit Bumrah

August 18, 2025 1:48 pm

Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah played in three Tests in the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy with Indian team management deciding about his workload management

'Sometimes his legs are tied': Aakash Chopra on KL Rahul's India T20I comeback chances in Asia Cup 2025

August 17, 2025 11:40 am

Chopra also stressed that KL Rahul cannot dream of a comeback in the opening position despite making amends through a prolific IPL 2025 season with the Delhi Capitals.

Dewald Brevis was signed in as a mid-season replacement by CSK in IPL 2025. (BCCI)

'Did Ashwin highlight a loophole that CSK exploited in signing Dewald Brevis during IPL 2025,' asks Aakash Chopra

August 15, 2025 11:40 am

The existing IPL rules state that the signing of a replacement player cannot exceed that of the player he will be replacing on the roster and R Ashwin hinted that CSK may have exceeded that figure in the signing of Dewald Brevis during the 2025 season.

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Trump signs executive order to rename Department of Defense as Department of War

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President Trump signed an executive order to rename the Department of Defense as the "Department of War," in an effort to rebrand the military. This change would require congressional approval and comes with a hefty price tag. Trump and his allies believe the name change will promote a more aggressive and offensive approach to national defense.

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