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'Itna galat kaise ho skte ho bhai' - Aakash Chopra's prediction for MI vs CSK IPL encounter goes horribly wrong, gets brutally trolled

In the 12th match of IPL 2023 Chennai Super Kings thrashed Mumbai Indians by seven wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai

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Star commentator Aakash Chopra has been known for his unique style of commentary and in-depth knowledge of the game. He is one of the most lauded broadcasters, in recent times. However, after Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians clash, Chopra was brutally trolled by netizens for his horrible predictions.

Chopra who also runs his own YouTube channel has predicted MI to win the game against CSK at their home ground. Although, poles apart from his prediction CSK thrashed MI by seven wickets to hand them their consecutive defeat. Reacting to this fans trolled Chopra and called his predictions 'Useless'.

Notably, In the game, CSK chased down 158 runs with 11 balls spare. Local boy Ajinkya Rahane hammered a magnificent half-century to ruin Mumbai's plans. Rahane in his debut match for CSK scored 61 runs off just 27 balls. It was his fastest fifty and also the fastest fifty against Mumbai Indians.

"Out of syllabus question" - Aakash Chopra praised Ajinkya Rahane

After the game, Aakash Chopra uploaded a post-match analysis video on his YouTube channel. In the video, he praised Rahane and opened up about his abilities in the shortest format of the game. Chopra said, "Devon Conway got out at the start but after that one-sided. Ajinkya Rahane - out-of-syllabus question. He knows every nook and corner of this ground. He came and hit, and that too in a very technically correct fashion. He said that it might be a 20-over match but 30-plus also do well in that."

Notably, before Rahane's innings Mumbai failed to capitalize on the quick start as their middle order failed to produce a run. They were opened up against the quality spin bowlers of CSK. Ravindra Jadeja and Mitchell Santner clinched five wickets together to restrict Mumbai to a below-par score. Players like Suryakumar Yadav, and Tilak Verma failed to tackle CSK in the middle overs.

Here is how fans trolled Aakash Chopra:

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