Aakash Chopra: I would like to be a kabaddi raider

Former New Zealand cricketers-turned-commentators Simon Doull, Scott Styris, Australian Michael Hussey and India's Aakash Chopra were keen spectators at the Pro Kabaddi League play-offs at the NSCI Dome in Worli last night

Former New Zealand cricketers-turned-commentators Simon Doull, Scott Styris, Australian Michael Hussey and India's Aakash Chopra were keen spectators at the Pro Kabaddi League play-offs at the NSCI Dome in Worli last night. Chopra, a former opening batsman, even decided on his role, if he ever played the game.

Former cricketers Simon Doull, Scott Styris, Michael Hussey and Aakash Chopra soak in the action at the Pro Kabaddi League play-offs at the NSCI Dome in Worli last night. Pic/ Suresh Karkera

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"I liked defending while playing cricket... would want to be a raider if I played kabaddi. Loved the tricks and speed. #FinalPanga," he wrote to his 1.5 million Twitter followers.

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