Former Indian skipper and ex-chairman of the choice committee, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, was left bemused after staff India batter Deepak Hooda was not named India’s XI for the primary T20I encounter being performed on July 29 (Friday) in opposition to West Indies.
West Indies received the toss and opted to have a discipline first in opposition to the visiting staff. In the meantime, Shreyas Iyer who carried out decently in the course of the ODI fixture in opposition to West Indies was named within the Indian squad to bat at quantity three. Nonetheless, Iyer couldn’t do a lot as he was scalped earlier than even opening his account.
In T20 cricket it’s essential perceive, that you just want all-rounders: mentioned Srikkanth
Talking to FanCode after India misplaced the toss, Srikkanth mentioned, “The place is Hooda? questioned Srikkanth. He did properly in T20Is, He did properly in ODIs as properly. He’s the man who must be there. In T20 cricket it’s essential perceive, that you just want all-rounders. Batting all-rounders, bowling all-rounders, so extra the all-rounders higher for you.”
Hooda was been in spectacular contact these days as he made an important contribution throughout his final T20I encounter in opposition to England because the Males in Blue went on to win that contest and ultimately clinched the collection. He additionally stroked his maiden worldwide century in opposition to Eire in a T20I match. Earlier, Hooda was additionally in good contact over the past concluded version of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Speaking about his numbers in T20I cricket, the right-handed batter has amassed 205 runs at a median of 68.33 at a strike fee of 172.66 which features a hundred as properly. In the meantime, Iyer has scored 351 runs in 10 T20I innings for the Males in Blue at a strike fee of 151.29 with three fifties to his title.
In the meantime, each India and West Indies will wish to win the primary T20I encounter and get an ideal begin to the five-match collection. As talked about above, the house staff might be chasing within the first T20I fixture.
