IPL 2026: Didn’t do anything in 2 years, still spent 13 crores, Aakash Chopra exposed this expensive player of SRH

News India Live, Digital Desk: Even before the start of IPL 2026, the phase of statements has started. Famous cricket commentator and former Indian player Aakash Chopra has made a scathing attack on the auction strategy of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). This time the target of Aakash Chopra is England’s star all-rounder Liam Livingstone. Hyderabad has included Livingstone in their team by making a huge bid in the auction, but Aakash Chopra believes that this deal can prove to be a loss. Questions raised on Livingstone’s performance and price. Aakash Chopra directly said in the video shared on his YouTube channel that Liam Livingstone has got a price much more than his worth. Citing statistics, he argued that Livingstone has not shown any extraordinary performance in the last 2-3 years, which could justify the huge sum of Rs 13 crore. According to Akash, “To be honest, Livingstone’s figures are a bit bad. If there was no shortage of players in the market (Supply and Demand), perhaps he would not have got so much money.” Even after the flop show in IPL 2025, if we look at the lottery figures, Livingstone’s bat was silent while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in IPL 2025. He had scored 122 runs in 8 innings at an average of just 16. RCB released him due to poor form. Despite this, there was a race between Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad to buy him in the IPL 2026 auction, of which Livingstone got the benefit and Rs 13 crore fell into his kitty. Aakash Chopra took a dig at Livingstone’s current situation and said that he has been shown the way out of his country’s T20 team as well. In such a situation, it could be risky for Hyderabad to spend such a huge amount. Aakash said, “Livingstone is now struggling for his place in the England setup as well. Now that he has got so much money, this is the last chance for him to prove himself. He will have to show that he really deserves this huge amount.” Discussion on SRH’s bowling and balance also Not only Livingstone, Aakash Chopra also raised questions on the overall team balance of Hyderabad. He believes that after trading a bowler like Mohammed Shami, Hyderabad has strengthened its batting, but there is still a lack of depth in the bowling attack. Keeping Liam Livingstone in the playing eleven will mean that bowlers like Ishan Malinga or Brydon Carse may have to sit out, which may increase the team’s difficulties in the powerplay. Now it remains to be seen whether Livingstone will be able to prove these claims of Aakash Chopra wrong with his game.