The cricketer-turned-commentator did not consider the final clash between England and Pakistan while making his choices. He also did not rank the knocks in any particular order.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra picked Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 82 against Pakistan as one of the best knocks of the tournament, elaborating:
Glenn Phillips’ swashbuckling 104 against Sri Lanka also found favor with the former Indian opener. The latter said:
Chopra chose Rashid Khan’s blazing unbeaten 48 against Australia as one of his top knocks of the tournament. He explained:
Rashid walked out to bat with Afghanistan needing 66 runs off just 33 balls with four wickets in hand. He smashed three fours and four sixes in his 23-ball effort but couldn’t deny the Aussies a narrow four-run win.
“His knock didn’t allow India to come back in the game at all” - Aakash Chopra on Alex Hales’ semi-final effort
Chopra picked Alex Hales’ match-winning unbeaten 86 in the semi-finals against India as one of the best batting efforts of the tournament. He stated:
Rilee Rossouw’s 109 versus Bangladesh also won the reputed commentator’s vote. The latter elaborated:
Chopra’s final pick was Shadab Khan’s game-defining half-century versus South Africa. He reasoned:
Shadab smoked 52 runs off just 22 balls to help the Men in Green set a 186-run target for the Proteas. The spin-bowling all-rounder then picked up two wickets to help Pakistan register a 33-run win via the DLS method.
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