Melbourne,
Fans have been criticizing the Indian team after their defeat in the Test match against Australia in Indore. In that game, the Indian team suffered a lot in batting. The Indian team scored only 109 and 163 runs in both the 2 innings.
Wickets fell in spades as the Indian team focused on tackling instead of playing Nathan Lyon’s spin. Due to this, the fans are expecting some changes in the batting of the Indian team.
Also, the Indian team is fielding 3 spinners and 2 fast bowlers in the Test series at home. But in this a spinner bowls very few overs. As a result, cricket critics have requested that the Indian team can replace him with an additional batsman.
In this situation, former Australian player Ian Chappell has expressed his opinion to correct the shortcoming of the Indian team. He said,
I don’t understand why Hardik Pandya was not included in the Indian Test squad. Many people say that Hardik Pandya cannot bowl too many balls in Test matches.
But all I ask you is do you listen to medical experts? No Do you listen to cricket experts? If Hardik Pandya thinks I am playing then he must be included in the Indian team.
He is a good batsman, good bowler, good fielder. Australia brought in Cameron Greene to balance their game. Similarly, the Indian team should bring in Hardik Pandya in the team.
This is what he said.
It is noteworthy that Pandya last played in a Test match against England in 2018.