Commenting on potential Vaibhav Sooryavanshi-Jasprit Bumrah encounter in MI-RR IPL 2026 match, Aakash Chopra said, "I feel the ball will be bowled full for Sooryavanshi and Bumrah won't start," he said. Aakash remarked that if Bumrah has to take out his "Brahmastra to stop a 15-year-old", it says everything he needs to know, adding, "I'll just doff my hat."