Former Indian cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra recently shared his views about Indian Premier League teams such as Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the players' retention list for the IPL 2021 season.

Speaking exclusively on Star Sports' show - ‘IPL: Retention Special', former Team India cricketer and columnist Aakash Chopra analyses Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore, “As the deadline for the IPL Player Retention process approaches, I feel now would be the right time for CSK to shed their ‘Dad’s Army’ tag and introduce young talent in the team. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has relied heavily on senior players who have performed in the past, but he along with the CSK think-tank need to change their strategy. They would certainly need to retain last year’s match-winners like Ambati Rayudu, Shardul Thakur and Ruturaj Gaikwad. RCB on the other hand looks like they have finally found a balanced squad. Mike Hesson, at the helm of affairs, has proven to be very effective for the team. Like almost every other team, even RCB have few players who can be released. With Parthiv Patel’s voluntary retirement, the team management can also look at moving away from Umesh Yadav, Shivam Dube and Moeen Ali.”