New Chandigarh, April 1 -- Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra hailed Punjab Kings' (PBKS) win against Gujarat Titans (GT) in their frst match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season. He highlighted PBKS' bowling and Shreyas Iyer's captaincy and Cooper Connolly's innings with the bat as key reasons for Punjab's win.

After PBKS restricted GT to 162/6 in 20 overs following a brilliant bowling effort from Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal and Vijaykumar Vyshak, the Punjab's batting unit survived a scare on Tuesday night as Cooper Connolly guided the team to a three-wicket win with an unbeaten 72-run knock.

Speaking on Star Sports, Aakash Chopra highlighted Punjab's effective use of just five bowlers and strong captaincy from Shreyas ...