‘277 was unthinkable at that moment’ – Aakash Chopra on how batters dominated IPL last season

Aakash Chopra, Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma.
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The month of March, after the Champions Trophy, is going to see the start of a new season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). IPL 2024 saw remarkable spells and knocks but it majorly belonged to the batters. There were many 200+ scores being made. This was also the season in which the record for the highest total in an IPL game was also broken.

A lot of experts shared their views on batters dominating the game and one of them includes Aakash Chopra who talked about the aggressive approach from batters which has changed T20s completely. Chopra reflected on the game between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad which the batters completely dominated.

“IPL 2024 was dominated only by the batsmen. We have seen a small trailer of the future as to where exactly this T20 game is going. They are hitting sixes on sixes; whoever comes, hits. 277—that was unthinkable at that moment. But the Sunrisers did it, setting up a massive challenge for Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan. It was either going to be an absolute thriller or an uphill battle. 277 was on the board, and winning didn’t even seem like a possibility at first. But then Rohit took his stance, and Ishan started from the other end. As they began striking the ball cleanly, the game took a bizarre turn. Suddenly, it felt like anything was possible!” Chopra said on JioHotstar.

“Keep hitting sixes, keep going, keep smashing. One batter gets out, another comes in and starts hitting. Then he falls, and another takes his place, continuing the onslaught. They just didn’t stop. At that point, you had to accept that this was turning into a six-hitting fest. Ironically, in my opinion, the team that hit more sixes actually ended up losing the game. Mumbai hit 20 sixes, while Hyderabad hit 18. Yet, the team that hit 20 sixes lost, and the team that hit 18 sixes won,” Chopra added.

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When you play with a fearless attitude, the sky is truly the limit: Aakash Chopra

Chopra further reflected on the changed approach of the batters who went on to have a more fearless style of batting in the tournament. He even went on to say that scores like these were even rare in the World Cup that was played in India and explained how the pace of the game has suddenly changed.

“Six months ago, such high scores were rare in one-day cricket. We even had a World Cup in India, yet the game wasn’t played at this pace. Suddenly, batters have realized their immense potential. The pitches are good, the impact player rule is in place, and teams have more flexibility in their approach. However, the real transformation has happened in the mind. The skill set hasn’t changed, but the mentality has. This shift in mindset has completely changed the way batters approach the game. When you play with a fearless attitude, the sky is truly the limit,” Chopra said.

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