Reacting to Shardul Thakur remaining unsold in IPL 2025 mega auction, cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra said, "Cricketing or non-cricketing reasons, what can it be?" "His name came, not once but twice, but no one lifted the paddle," Chopra stated. Thakur, who represented CSK in IPL 2024, has scored 307 runs in 95 matches in IPL so far.