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Former Indian batsman Aakash Chopra described KL Rahul’s historic inning of 152 runs as the best innings played in the recently concluded IPL season. He sidelined Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s special innings in the IPL 2026 playoffs.
IPL 2026 has ended and Royal Challengers Bangalore have emerged as one of the most successful franchises in the tournament. In one of the most incredible IPL seasons, the batsmen benefited massively from the playing conditions.
KL Rahul’s inning of 152 runs has been chosen as the best inning of IPL 2026
Former Team India batsman Aakash Chopra described the incredible performance of Delhi Capitals (DC) opener KL Rahul against Punjab Kings (PBKS) as the best innings of the current season of IPL.
KL Rahul’s brilliant innings will be remembered in the history of the game, as it is the third highest score in the history of IPL. Rahul scored 152* runs in just 67 balls. Rahul’s courageous innings included 16 fours and 9 sixes.
Aakash Chopra picked the innings of Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Vaibhav Suryavanshi as one of the contenders for the best innings of the season in the IPL 2026 season.
Mohsin Khan’s only five-for was chosen as the best bowling innings in IPL 2026
After praising the batsmen in an edition that has seen them largely dominate the game, Chopra singled out the Lucknow Super Giants pacer’s only five-wicket haul as his best bowling innings in this edition of the IPL this season.
Mohsin Khan’s campaign was cut short on several occasions due to injuries; However, the left-arm pacer bowled an exceptional spell against Kolkata Knight Riders, where he returned with figures of 5/23 from his four overs.
However, Mohsin’s efforts were similar to those of Rahul Too In vain because his team suffered a crushing defeat in the match In a thrilling Super Over against Knight Riders.
Aakash Chopra picks the best players for every position in IPL 2026
Aakash Chopra asked further To pick some of the best performing players in different positions in the playing eleven, and he chose players like Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Heinrich Klaasen in many suitable roles.
As an opening batsman, the RR southpaw had scored 776 runs in 16 matches with a strike rate of 237, which led to him being named the Player of the Series in the IPL 2026 season. He then selected the South African pair of Heinrich Klaasen and Donovan Ferreira as the best middle-order batsmen after scoring 624 and 317 runs respectively.
Although Klaasen was promoted to the top of the middle order, Ferreira was often demoted down the batting order and was mostly seen in the finisher’s role. Before this, Indian batsman Aakash Chopra looked quite impressed.
Out-of-favour fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar of the Indian team was chosen as the best fast bowler, while Rashid Khan was chosen as the best spinner in IPL 2026 due to his 21 wickets. Bhuvneshwar took 28 wickets in the season with a minimum economy of 7.95.
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