The T20 series between India and New Zealand will start tomorrow, these 3 players are the best to replace Kohli

New Delhi, 17th November-2022, Thursday

After the T20 World Cup ended, the Indian team is all set to play the 3-match T20 series under the leadership of Hardik Pandya. This series will start tomorrow from November 18. However, senior players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul will not be seen in this series. These players have been rested. However, the question is, who will bat at number three in place of Virat Kohli, the veteran batsman of the Indian team. Kohli batted best at number three in the T20 World Cup and scored 4 half-centuries. He scored a total of 296 runs in the T20 World Cup.

The name of these players was discussed in place of Virat Kohli

Sanju Samson: The best wicketkeeper and batsman of the Indian team, Sanju Samson can bat as an opener as well as at number three. Sanju bats well at any number. Recently, Sanju won the ODI series against New Zealand in September. He was seen batting at number four in this series. Currently Suryakumar Yadav is batting best at number four. In that case, Sanju can bat at number three.

Shreyas Iyer: Shreyas Iyer is leading in batting in place of Virat Kohli. Earlier this year Shreyas scored 3 consecutive fifties batting at number three in the series against Sri Lanka. Iyer was also included as a standby in the T20 World Cup. The team management may try Shreyas at number 3 for a long time in the lead up to the 2024 World Cup.

Deepak Hooda: Deepak Hooda can also be selected to bat at number 3. Hooda scored a century by batting at number three against Ireland. However, Hooda is not seen consistently in the T20 format. Hooda also played only one match in T20 World Cup.