Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly has given an advice to the under-fire MS Dhoni to change his approach in the Twenty20Is.

Talking to media on Sunday, Ganguly said, “His record in T20I is not that good compared to ODIs. Hope Kohli and team management will speak to him separately. He has an immense ability. If he approaches T20Is differently, then he will be successful.”

Chasing 197 in the second T20 versus New Zealand in Rajkot, India were struggling at 97 for four when Dhoni joined skipper Virat Kohli and found it difficult to get it going. Ultimately, India lost the match.

Ganguly, however, reckons that Dhoni has a lot of cricket left in him, especially in the ODIs. He said, “Definitely not for One-dayers. I think he should keep playing One-day cricket, but he has to play differently in T20Is. He has to play T20Is freely. It depends on the selectors and how they would like to play him.”

Sourav was also surprised by the selector’s decision of resting Hardik Pandya for the upcoming Test series. He said, “I’m surprised. I don’t know if he’s injured. He has played only three Tests… This is the age to play. I don’t know the exact reason. Hope he’s fit. India won’t play with three spinners, definitely not at the Eden Gardens as the pitch here is different. They will play with two spinners and now since they don’t have Hardik Pandya they may have a different combination for the all-rounder’slot.”

Former skipper also hoped Sri Lanka would give India some tough competition after their confidence-boosting 2-0 win over Pakistan in the Test series last month. He said, “Of course India are the favorites. They are a much better side than Sri Lanka. Recently they won in Sri Lanka across all formats. I hope it won’t be a one-sided series. The recent (limited overs) series against New Zealand was competitive. Hope Sri Lanka will play well.”