chennai, First Published Feb 23, 2022, 4:19 PM IST
Leading all-rounder of the Indian team Hardik Pandya. Hardik Pandya, who excelled in all aspects of batting, bowling and intimidating fielding, was a permanent fixture in the Indian team for 3 matches.
His fitness has not improved since he suffered a back injury at the 2018 Asian Cup. Hardik Pandya has been suffering from frequent injuries since then. Hardik Pandya, who played in the 2019 World Cup, did not bowl except for being the only batsman in the series. He did not bowl just because he was not fit enough to bowl. He did not bowl in the last IPL season either.
Hardik Pandya bowling is the reason why he is in the Indian team. Because the Indian team needs him as an all-rounder. After the T20 World Cup, he took an indefinite rest of his own to achieve full fitness. He is training at the Rehabilitation Training Center at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.
Hardik Pandya, who did not play in the series against New Zealand, South Africa and the West Indies, was also left out of the Indian squad for the T20 series against Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, Deepak Sahar, Shardul Tagore and Venkatesh Iyer have emerged as all-rounders.
In it, Venkatesh Iyer is shaking the bar. In all 3 matches of the T20 series against the West Indies, Audi finished the match well. He has proved himself worthy of the finishing roll, hitting big shots in death overs.
In the last T20I match against the West Indies, he scored 35 off 19 balls and along with Suryakumar Yadav was the main contributor to the Indian team’s 86 runs in the last 5 overs. He scored 33 off 18 balls in the 2nd match. He excelled not only in batting but also in bowling. In the 3rd T20 match, he bowled profusely, knocking down two important West Indies players, Pollard and Holder.
Venkatesh Iyer, who has consistently excelled in batting and bowling, has almost overtaken Hardik Pandya. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post. He did not announce his readiness for the T20 series against Sri Lanka. That is why he was not picked for the Indian team, said chief selector Chetan Sharma.
Wasim Jaffer has said that Venkatesh Iyer is more likely to be an all-rounder in the Indian squad for this year’s T20 World Cup in Australia than Hardik Pandya.
The debate over Hardik Pandya vs Venkatesh Iyer is intensifying. The hot topic is who will be the all-rounder in the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup.
In this case, the former player Akash Chopra who spoke about this on his YouTube channel, Hardik is always Hardik. There is no change in that. If he comes to the team with full fitness for bowling he can be welcomed with a radius. My opinion is that the development of one player does not mean that another player should be ignored.
With Venkatesh Iyer playing well, if Hardik Pandya returns to the team with fitness, why ignore one of the two? You can dress both on the team. If Hardy bowls and Venkatesh Iyer throws a few overs, it will be a strength for the team. If they both drive in the 6th and 7th rows the batting depth of the team will also increase. Akash Chopra said that the team as a whole looks like a different level team.
Last Updated Feb 23, 2022, 4:19 PM IST