'Don't be a pain in the...' - Aakash Chopra's subtle advice to Tim Paine for his remarks on Gautam Gambhir ahead of BGT 2024

Former India batter Aakash Chopra took a jibe at Australia cricketer Tim Paine for his statement on India's head coach, Gautam Gambhir. Recently, Paine spoke about Gambhir and mentioned him as a concern for India. This statement didn't sit well with Chopra, who urged Paine to stay away from Indian matters. In his recent video on YouTube, Aakash Chopra gave a brilliant answer to the Australians and how they behave in front of the media.

"Don't be a pain in the..., please sorry. Stay away from him because this is what Australia does. This is typical of Australia. These are pressure tactics. You will see the former cricketers pull these kinds of stunts. Australian media does that. It starts as a single voice but turns into a chorus," said Aakash Chopra in his YouTube video. 

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy will start on November 22, in Perth, and the Indian team looks ready to take on the Australians. It will be an intense series since India needs to win all the matches in order to qualify for the World Test Championship 2025 finals. India were the runners-up in the previous two outings and this time, they aim to qualify first. 

They'll start with that line outside the off-stump and gauge what his mindset is: Sanjay Manjrekar

Former India player Sanjay Manjrekar warned Virat Kohli ahead of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024. Manjrekar mentioned that the pace bowlers will throw in a lot of outside off balls, which is a weak point for the batter as he tends to get lured by it and starts hitting them. However, the results are never in his favour. Hence, Kohli should be careful in the series. 

The former star batter turned commentator while speaking to Star Sports, said, "I think Virat knows exactly what's going to be planned. They'll start with that line outside the off-stump and gauge what his mindset is. These days, he often leaves balls outside off and looks to drive anything pitched up."