Former Indian Test opener Aakash Chopra showered praise on Sunil Narine after his match-winning performance against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi in the ongoing IPL 2025. Narine returned with impressive figures of 3-29 in his quota of four overs and played a key role in his team’s win.
The veteran spinner accounted for Axar Patel, Faf du Plessis and Tristan Stubbs in his fine spell. Furthermore, he affected KL Rahul’s run out with a direct hit.
Moreover, Narine scored a fine cameo of 27 runs off just 12 balls to give a quick start to his team.
“A lamp has a genie. When you rub the lamp, the genie comes out and grants you three wishes, which it will fulfill. So the lamp’s genie, Sunil Narine, came out. He was asked to hit in the powerplay, and he said granted. After that, their second wish was for him to take three wickets, because Varun (Chakaravarthy) is not bowling that well, and they needed wickets,” Chopra said on his YouTube Channel.
“He took three wickets, which included Faf du Plessis and Tristan Stubbs’ wickets. Then they said that their last wish was to run out KL Rahul with a direct hit, and he said granted. He did it single-handedly. What a guy. He might be the greatest cricketer in IPL history. He is unreal. He is still going strong,” he added.
Meanwhile, KKR could only manage 45 runs in the last five overs and also lost five wickets. Chopra reckons KKR could have scored around 250 runs as they had got off to a solid start.
“Kolkata scored 204, in which Angkrish Raghuvanshi was the highest scorer, but I still feel they are leaving something on the ground. Considering where Rovman Powell comes, and Anukul Roy comes after that, they should have scored 250, keeping in mind the start they got,” he said in the same video.
Kolkata Knight Riders will next take on Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Sunday.
