ENG vs IND: It Is Not Possible To Not Feel For Deepak Hooda - Aakash Chopra

Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra reckoned that Deepak Hooda was hard done by the Indian team after he was dropped from the team despite being the best batter in the last few games.

Hooda is in great form, having scored 184 runs in his last 3 innings including a century. However, the return of Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant meant that Hooda had to make way.

“There were four changes in the team. Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant – if both of them have to come in, who will go out, it was a big question. Ishan Kishan and Deepak Hooda were shown the way out. The heart cried for Hooda slightly because he has consistently done well.”

“But you have to find a place for Pant and Kohli, so two people have to go out. I am sure his (Hooda’s) name is there in the ODI series against West Indies, so he will play there but it is not possible to not feel for him,” Chopra said on his YouTube channel.

“You are considering Dinesh Karthik sacrosanct” – Aakash Chopra

Chopra insisted that Karthik has been assigned a role that only he will perform and hence, his place in the side is all but cemented. The 37-year-old Karthik will continue playing the finisher’s role and the management has placed huge faith in him.

“You also think about Kishan – wicketkeeper, opening batter, left-hander – you got a lefty for a lefty, you got in Rishabh Pant. Is that where the Indian team is heading because they have kept Dinesh Karthik in the team.”

“You are considering Dinesh Karthik sacrosanct, that you will not allow this player to be touched, that you have given him a role that only he will play. Rishabh Pant can also play that role but the punt is being played on Dinesh Karthik,” he added.

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