England vs India: Virat Kohli won't be there in my T20I side, says Ajay Jadeja
India Today
India tour of England: Former batter Ajay Jadeja said India will have to decide whether they want to stick to their new aggressive approach or go back to the older model wherein they relied on the finishers to make up for the more cautious starts.
Former India batter Ajay Jadeja said on Saturday that he would not go for Virat Kohli in his T20 line-up, saying India have to make a call on whether the former captain fits what seems to be their new template of playing aggressive T20I cricket.
Ajay Jadeja said there are two clear-cut options for the skipper and the team management to make when it comes to their T20i style and when it comes to Virat Kohli's future, it becomes a tough call.
Jadeja's comments came in the lead-up to the 2nd T20I against England, which India won by 49 runs. India brought back Virat Kohli to the line-up, leaving out in-form Deepak Hooda and also included the likes of Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja for the clash in Birmingham.
It was evident with the way the batters charged at the England attack from the word go that India are looking towards modelling their T20I batting on being fearless at the top and through the middle overs.
India opened with Pant and Rohit Sharma but Kohli failed at No. 3, managing just 1 from 3 deliveries after a 49-run opening stand that came in quick time.
"You have been shown that there is another way of playing the same game. You are still scoring around 180 to 200. It's not that the game has changed, but you have a choice of how you want to play. I think Rohit Sharma will be making that call," Jadeja told Sony Sports.
"I think anyone who is leading the side has only two choices. That's the way I see it. Either you stick to the way you have been playing, give opportunities to youngsters or you go back to your old team that played before you started trying to give opportunities," he added.
