Deepak Hooda Over Axar Patel: Wasim Jaffer's Take on the Playing XI

Team India aims to continue their winning streak against Pakistan in the Super Four game of the 2022 Asia Cup on Sunday (September 4). The Rohit Sharma-led team has already bagged victories over Pakistan and Hong Kong in their Group A matches. These wins helped them gain a direct qualification to the Super Four stage. However, the team had to suffer a setback when its brilliant all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was ruled out from the remainder of the tournament because of an unprecedented injury.

Axar Patel was brought in as his replacement but former Indian opener Wasim Jaffer believes that he would rather bring in Deepak Hooda in lieu of Jadeja, as his skillset would strengthen the batting depth.

“Against Pakistan specially, we have not played the brand of cricket we talk about, that aggressive approach, because our batting is till seven. If Hooda comes in, the batting will get a bit longer," Jaffer stated.