Although Kohli has been one of the biggest match-winners India have produced in this format, Kaneria is of the opinion that his indifferent form could hurt the Indian team in their ambitions to win the 2022 T20 World Cup Down Under.

Speaking in a video on his YouTube channel on Saturday, Danish Kaneria explained why Kohli needs to repay the faith shown in him by the captain and the team management. He said:

The 41-year-old is also unhappy about the fact that the Pakistan team management didn’t look after the workload of star pacer Shaheen Afridi. Danish Kaneria believes Afridi is Pakistan’s trump card against India, but his knee injury has made the youngster doubtful for the Asia Cup. On this, he said:

Danish Kaneria on how India can tackle Shaheen Afridi

If Shaheen Afridi recovers in time, he will be the biggest threat to the Indian batters, given what he did at the same venue last year against the Men in Blue. Danish Kaneria suggested that India could instead send someone like Rishabh Pant at the top of the order to take on the Pakistan pacers:

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