the former India Opener Wasim Jaffer feels that Virat Kohli There is no certainty in India’s T20 team now as young players are batting with good strike rate in the middle order. Young players including Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav have done well in the middle order when Kohli has been rested.
The former India captain is going through a lean period with the bat, his last international century came in 2019. While he also had a tremendous season with Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2022. The former RCB captain scored 341 runs in 17 matches at a strike rate of 115.99.
Kohli was rested for the South Africa series after IPL 2022 and will return to the T20I squad from the second match against England.
Jaffer feels Kohli will get a chance to play a few matches before the selectors decide on his future in the T20 side. However, he feels that Deepak Hooda is a good option in the middle order for Team India as he also gives an added advantage with the ball.
Kohli plays, no doubt about it but his form will be taken into account. His IPL strike rate has not been good. He is not in the best form. Deepak Hooda can give you an option with bowling which will be considered but not directly. I would say Kohli will get a chance to play a few matches and then maybe the selectors will decide but I don’t think he will be sure because so many young players have done so well. in the last T20 World Cup, strike rate, that approach was questioned and I think we need to keep looking at the future,” Jaffer told ESPNcricinfo.
The former opener further said that it will be a big decision but he feels that Kohli will get a chance to prove himself in the England series.
He said, ‘I will not sit here and say ‘leave Kohli’. I wish I was on the England side. It is a big decision to make. India has many good players coming out of their system but Kohli has to come. What they say, form is temporary, class is permanent.’
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