RP Singh revealed that he was stunned India did not go together with Deepak Hooda for the ultimate recreation towards England.
Deepak Hooda has been effective contact in T20Is (Courtesy: PTI)
HIGHLIGHTSHooda has been in effective kind for India within the T20I formatSingh was stunned that the 27-year-old wasn’t picked as an alternative of IyerPatel feels Iyer obtained chosen for his kind earlier than the IPL
RP Singh revealed that he was stunned that India determined to go together with Shreyas Iyer as an alternative of in-form Deepak Hooda within the third ODI towards England on Sunday.
Hooda has been in effective contact as he was the star man for Indian staff throughout the tour of Ireland, the place he scored his maiden T20I hundred. He even made a great influence within the first T20I of the continued sequence as he scored 33 runs off 17 balls.
However, since then, the 27-year-old has did not make the beginning lineup within the final two video games, regardless of India making 4 adjustments for the third ODI.
Singh, speaking on Cricbuzz’ YouTube channel, stated that he was stunned Hooda did not make the staff for the ultimate match and stated he would have picked him as an alternative of Shreyas Iyer if he was the captain.
“You must play someone who is in form, Deepak Hooda was in form as he has scored so many runs. But by playing Iyer, you are trying to get him back in his form which is beyond my understanding. If I was the captain, I would have played Deepak Hooda,” stated Singh.
Former Indian wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel additionally expressed his displeasure with India’s choice to not go together with Hooda. He commented that the consistency proven by Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma by way of staff choice wasn’t on show in the present day and felt Iyer obtained the chance as a result of he carried out nicely earlier than the IPL.
“I am really surprised. For some time this Indian team management under Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma had shown some consistency. But that wasn’t on display here today. It is a different thought process and I am a little surprised. Maybe, he (Shreyas) got the opportunity because he had done well before IPL,” Patel stated on Cricbuzz Youtube channel.
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