Former Sri Lankan team captain Mahela Jayawardene, who has won the ICC Hall of Fame Award. Has given a statement about some of the key players in India’s team for the upcoming Asia Cup. He has analyzed the team and explained how Virat Kohli’s influence will be for the team and who will be at the top of the order along with captain Rohit Sharma.

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India’s 15-man squad was announced on Monday. In which Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel did not find a place due to injury. However, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli made a comeback. Most of these players will also be part of Team India in the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia. However, all eyes will be on Virat Kohli’s performance in the Asia Cup.

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Mahela Jayawardene while talking to the ICC said, “The phase that Virat is going through at the moment. It is unfortunate, but he is a great player. I think Virat has everything to come out of this (decline in form). There are maneuvers. He has done it before and I am sure he will overcome it. Class is permanent and form is temporary.” He also mentioned about KL Rahul.

Mahela Jayawardene believes that Rahul’s non-playing of cricket is a cause for concern for Team India

After performing well in IPL 2022, KL Rahul was out of the team due to injury and corona. In such a situation, Mahela Jayawardene believes that Rahul’s non-playing of cricket is a cause of concern for Team India. “He (Rahul not playing cricket) will be a matter of concern for India. He has been out for a while since the IPL, so playing time is very important. Especially in the middle,” he added.

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Regarding what other options Team India has for the top order, he said. Even though he (Pant) hasn’t done that (open batting) much in domestic cricket, he has the ability to do that. That’s where he is.” You bat too, you can’t change his game. He’s going to be a very natural player, so yes, that is an option (opening Pant).”

Indian team for Shia Cup 2022

Rohit Sharma (capt), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan

Standbys: Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar.