Aakash Chopra is an opener who fits the traditional mould. His technique and demeanour are ideal for occupying the crease and bringing out the shine in the leather. These qualities were helpful to him and India at a time when they were scrambling to find two solid openers. Chopra began the new season with a strong batting performance in the two-Test series at home against New Zealand after a right-knee injury had sidelined him at the conclusion of 2002–03. He was given a trip to Australia as a result, where he furthered his reputation by partnering with his Delhi teammate, Virender Sehwag, to deliver reliable starts.

Aakash Chopra was one of many openers that India tried to use to counteract the magnetism of one Virender Sehwag at the other end. A classical opener, he sent the new ball into play and dead-batted the gloss off it to make things easy for the middle-order batting emperors.

He was sidelined at the conclusion of the 2002–2003 season due to a knee injury, but Chopra won over everyone in the quick 2-Test home match against New Zealand and was selected for the historic tour of Australia in 2003–2004, India's last frontier. Aakash Chopra played the unsung hero of the tour, which saw India come as close as they ever had to win a Test series in Australia. The series will be remembered more for Dravid's valour and Sehwag's fireworks. Chopra was unable to surpass 50 in 8 innings, but this shows how crucial it is to evaluate top-order batsmen subjectively in a society that values numbers.

He worked effectively with Sehwag, helping him knock the leather off the ball at the other end, and his main responsibility was to see off the new ball. As a result, he was a key component in India's successful defence of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia in 2003–04.

Unfortunately, India would look at more aggressive options like Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif going forward as a result of Aakash Chopra's apparent one-dimensional game and lack of big scores and aggressive shots to support his solid technique. As a result, Aakash Chopra became a recurrent fringe player in the Indian dressing room. After a lacklustre showing in the home series against Australia, he was made the victim, and Gautam Gambhir was chosen to replace him. After three years of practice, Chopra was selected for India's A tour of South Africa, where he recorded an undefeated double century.

In the 2007–2008 Ranji season, Chopra continued his impressive run of form with 783 runs, and Delhi also won the championship. However, at the time, India's emphasis was on developing its young, and they had a reliable opening pair in Sehwag and Gambhir. Given that, Chopra's international career could not be saved despite scoring 310 runs in the Duleep Trophy and leading North Zone to victory. In the first IPL season of 2008, the stoic opener decided to hang up his bat and was signed by the Kolkata Knight Riders. Chopra decided that this wasn't his cup of tea after struggling with the bat in a youth-dominated competition and gave up on all forms of cricket. He has grown to become a well-known critic, analyst, and author as he promotes his understanding of the game.

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