'I’ll surely consider him ahead of Pandya', Says Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar has shared about Hardik's replacement for New Zealand clash.
Hardik Pandya has been in the news for not bowling full-throttle in the match against Pakistan. India lost the game against Pakistan by 10 wickets. As per the experts, the management of Indian team need to explore for more options apart from Pandya if he fails to contribute efforts with the ball. Former captain and batting star of India, Sunil Gavaskar has shared that Ishan Kishan and Shardul Thakur can be included in the mix for the next face-off against New Zealand as the duo has been performing in a decent form.
In a conversation with Sports Tak, Gavaskar said, "If Hardik Pandya is not bowling due to that shoulder injury he sustained in the match against Pakistan Ishan Kishan has been in brilliant form so I will surely consider him ahead of Pandya. And perhaps, you can think of Shardul Thakur in place of Bhuvneshwar Kumar. But otherwise, if you make too many changes, then you will show the opposition that you have panicked."
The duo of Ishan and Shardul has brought some exceptional performances. After starting the international career, Ishan has scored a half-century in the last three T20 innings, including the 70 not out against England in India’s first warm-up game in Dubai. Whereas, Shardul picked up 21 wickets from 16 games at an average of 25.09.
