India recently announced their squad for the Asia Cup 2022, with KL Rahul returning to the national team. Former Pakistani cricketer Danish Kaneria reckons Suryakumar Yadav should open the batting with Rohit Sharma instead of Rahul.
The Asia Cup will allow India to test their squad before the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia later this year.
India are likely to go with Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul as openers, who will be playing together for the first time since February.
Suryakumar Yadav scored 24, 11, 76, and 24 as an opener in the recently concluded T20I series against the West Indies.
“With Rohit Sharma, I would like Suryakumar Yadav to open the innings. His consistency with Rohit is good for the team. He has batted in different situations and has scored runs when needed. So I want Surya to be preferred over Rahul,” he said.