Ex-India batter Aakash Chopra praised RCB spinner Suyash Sharma, saying, "He can be expensive at times, but he has picked up crucial wickets." "He allowed RCB and skipper Rajat Patidar not to go towards all-rounder Romario Shepherd repeatedly...I felt people might take him on...[but] it didn't happen," he added. Suyash took nine wickets in 12 IPL 2026 matches with 9.21-economy.