- Hardik Pandya has been away from Test cricket for a long time. He last played a Test for India against South Africa in 2018. But now his luck has shined, he may soon leave for Australia and….
Hardik Pandya: Team India’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been away from Test cricket for a long time. He last played a Test for India against South Africa in 2018. After that series, he never got a chance in Tests. But now after 6 years, Hardik is going to return to red ball cricket in Team India. He can be a part of India’s team in the last two matches of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Now which player can he replace. Let us tell you?
Hardik Pandya may be a part of the last two matches
Actually Hardik Pandya can replace R Ashwin in Team India for the Border Gavaskar Trophy, who recently said goodbye to his 14 years of international cricket. Let us tell you that Ashwin has surprised everyone by announcing his retirement immediately after the third match. After his retirement, India will need a player for the next two matches. Hardik can fulfill this need.
Hardik can join the team in place of R Ashwin
Now the question arises that R Ashwin is a spinner and Hardik Pandya is a fast bowling all-rounder, then why can Hardik be selected. So the simple reason for this is that Team India will not give chance to three spinners on the bouncy pitch of Australia. Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja are already available with India as spinners. Team India will not give chance to any third spinner in such a situation, so there is every possibility that they can call a fast bowler from India in place of Ashwin, Pandya fits perfectly in this role.
Hardik Pandya can prove to be the trump card
Hardik Pandya can prove to be a good option in place of R Ashwin as a fast bowler. Because he is a very useful player with the ball and bat. Also, it has been seen in the three matches played so far that Team India’s bowling has looked very weak. Except Bumrah, no bowler is able to do anything special. Siraj is definitely making some small contributions in bowling. But everyone is failing as the third bowler. But Hardik can fill this gap because he is a wicket-taking bowler.