As the preparations for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 begin, former Indian pacer Dodda Ganesh believes that Team India needs players like Deepak Hooda and Suryakumar Yadav who are able to score runs quickly in T20I cricket to make their batting strong for the mega event.

Notably, Hooda and Suryakumar have been performing consistently well for India and have made a strong case for themselves to get more opportunities in the T20I side.

He further mentioned that if KL Rahul fails to increase his strike rate and continues playing waiting games, then it would be really tough for him to keep his place in India’s T20I team, as players like Hooda, Suryakumar, and Sanju Samson are waiting to grab his spot.

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Notably, Rahul is currently recovering after undergoing surgery for a sports hernia in Germany recently and is expected to be out of action for another couple of months. The right-hander has been scoring runs both in the IPL and highest level, but his strike rate remains a cause of concern in T20 cricket.

Dodda Ganesh wrote on Twitter: “Hooda and SKY with their intent have shown how T20 batting is done. It's time KL Rahul too pulls up his socks and bats the way he used to in 2016/17. If he continues to play the waiting game like he does in the IPL, he'll struggle to keep his place.”

He wrote in another tweet: “Shaw, Hooda, SKY and Samson. These kind of batsmen who bat at the top gear no matter what, are the need of the hour as far as modern day T20 batting is concerned. Selectors need to take notice of this.”