Mumbai,
The Indian team is currently playing in the T20I series against New Zealand. In the first T20 match between the two teams, the Indian team came close to victory and lost. Although Arshdeep Singh’s last over was one of the reasons for the defeat in this game, the batsmen’s lack of standing in the batting is also seen as a reason.
Especially since the Indian T20 team is struggling to find a good finisher in the 6th row after Dhoni’s retirement. Various players are being used for that position. The Indian team is training Deepak Hooda to play in that position.
But Deepak Hooda is disappointing when he gets out when he should be in action. Even in the last T20 match, if Deepak Hooda had not lost his wicket, the Indian team might have had a chance to win.
In this case, Indian player Dinesh Karthik said that instead of making Deepak Hooda play in the 6th position in the Indian T20 team, this player can be used for that position. In this regard he says,
5,6 and 7th is a difficult thing to perform consistently. Especially in the 6th and 7th row, it is very, very difficult to perform consistently. Deepak Hooda has been outstanding for the 3rd year. But, he could not show the same performance in the 6th and 7th row. It will be a huge challenge for him.
Apart from Lucknow in the IPL, he did not perform well in the finisher role when he played for other teams. He sees himself as a top-order batsman. He prefers to bat in the powerplay. He performed well in the 6th row in the recent series against Sri Lanka. It was a great opportunity for him.
Jitesh Sharma is the 6th row player. He prefers to bat at that position. So he can bat there. He has already batted at that position, he has been trained to bat at that position. But I don’t see him playing in this series. Now Hooda is dancing in it. If they decide to drop Deepak Hooda from the team, he should be given a chance to bat in the 3rd row before dropping him.
This is what he said.