IND Vs WI LIVE: Rohit Sharma desperate for Hardik Pandya’s comeback- India captain Rohit Sharma is desperate for Hardik Pandya’s comeback in the build-up to the T20 World Cup in Australia. He said that Hardik brings 3 skills to the table, adding that the door is open for everyone. Follow India vs West Indies LIVE score updates on Insidesport.IN
IND vs WI LIVE: Rohit Sharma desperate for Hardik Pandya’s comeback, ‘he brings 3 skills to the table’
Talking about Hardik Pandya who is not a part of the squad for the West Indies series, the white-ball skipper said: “Hardik Pandya is an important player, he brings three skills to the table. We have not had a discussion on whether he can play as pure batter or not. It is about everyone being available. Since the T20 World Cup, we have had injuries. The important thing is to get everyone available, once they are available, we will look at the second step.”
“The door is open for everyone, we do not make decisions quickly, we want to go with the right combination because, in Australia, you will get different conditions. You will require different skillsets there, we want to prepare accordingly and we want to cover all the bases,” he added.
- Rohit Sharma feels Hardik Pandya is important for his batting, bowling and finishing abilities.
- The allrounder had a forgetful run in T20 World Cup and came under the scanner for ability to bowl.
- In his absence, Team India is yet to find a bowling allrounder heading into the T20 World Cup.
- All eyes will be on KKR sensation Venkatesh Iyer in the upcoming T20Is after his snub from ODIs.
- Deepak Chahar is expected to continue his purple patch after his promising batting skills in last three ODI innings
Meanwhile, Shardul Thakur & Bhuvneshwar Kumar are expected to chip in with the bat in the lower order.
Team India have suffered a lot of injuries heading into the series. The likes of allrounder Washington Sundar and India vice-captain KL Rahul have sustained injuries. Axar Patel, who also worked his batting, is undergoing the last phase of his rehabilitation. The Selection Committee have named Ruturaj Gaikwad, Kuldeep Yadav and Deepak Hooda as replacements. The trio will be looking to leave their mark if given chance.
Replying to a query on whether the Men in Blue would look to give games to everyone in the squad, Rohit said: “Yeah, the idea is to identify the players who are going to play the World Cup, try and give them game time. There are a lot of players who are injured, come the World Cup, I do not know who is going to be fit, so we just have to get everyone ready for any situation.
“We have a very packed schedule and injuries are bound to happen, it is important that we give guys who are going to fill those roles, enough gametime. It is important that we use this series and the next series that will follow after this, to our good potential and see whoever are likely to have, what they can offer us,” he added.
IND Vs WI LIVE: Rohit Sharma desperate for Hardik Pandya’s comeback, ‘he brings 3 skills to the table’
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