Former India all-rounder Robin Uthappa has been open about his opinion on who should be fielded at number 5 in the Indian batting order.
The Indian team, who faced Pakistan in their first match of the Asia Cup cricket series, started the Asia Cup with a win by 5 wickets. The Indian team qualified for the Super 4 round by defeating the Hong Kong team in the second match.
Everyone expected the Indian team to qualify for the finals and win the title as they defeated the challenging Pakistan team easily, but the Indian team also showed a very poor performance in the Super 4 round. In the Super 4 round, the Indian team suffered heavy defeats against Pakistan and Sri Lanka and failed to even qualify for the finals.
The Indian team, which is seen as the first team that deserves to win not only the Asia Cup but also the upcoming T20 World Cup, suffered the worst defeats in the Asia Cup cricket series and has caused a great debate in the cricket community.
Ex-players who talk about the reason for the defeat of the Indian team in the Asia Cup cricket series, are also giving their necessary advice to the Indian team. Many people are talking about the changes to be made in the Indian team especially before the T20 World Cup series.
In that way, former Indian player Robin Uthappa, who spoke about various things about the Indian team, has also openly expressed his opinion on who should be fielded as the fifth player in the batting order.
Speaking about this, Robin Uthappa said, “There is confusion whether to field Rishabh Pant or Deepak Hooda as the fifth player. For me, Deepak Hooda is batting better than Rishabh Pant. He should be given priority in the Indian team over Rishabh Pant as he can bowl as well. We should not think about taking Dinesh Karthik out of the team, he should definitely be in the team,” he said.