- Three dangerous all-rounders are eagerly waiting to replace the Indian team’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya. All the selectors will keep an eye on these three all-rounders in IPL 2025.
Hardik Pandya: The Indian Premier League 2025 will begin on March 22 with a fierce match between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore, eagerly waiting for their first title. In the IPL, experienced and inexperienced players will be seen showcasing their talents on the same platform, but there are three Indian all-rounders on whom everyone’s eyes will be fixed. After making a splash in IPL 2025, these three powerful all-rounders can 100 percent replace India’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya.
Deepak Chahar has a chance to make a comeback
All-rounder Deepak Chahar, who was a member of Chennai Super Kings, will be seen playing for Mumbai Indians this year. Mumbai bought Deepak Chahar for 9.25 crores in the mega auction of IPL 2025, after which he will play for Chennai’s arch-rival team Mumbai. If he manages to perform well with the ball and bat this year, then he can get entry into Team India again.
The special thing is that his competition for a comeback in Team India will be with Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya, under whose captaincy he will be seen playing this year. Chahal has scored 31 runs with the ball and 53 runs with the bat in 25 T20Is for India, while in ODIs he has scored 203 runs with 16 wickets, which includes a half-century. At the same time, Iyer has taken 5 wickets and scored 133 runs in 9 T20s for India.
Venkatesh Iyer is also in the race
To buy 30-year-old Venkatesh Iyer, Kolkata Knight Riders spent a lot of money on this all-rounder. Iyer was not retained before the IPL 2025 mega auction, but it was seen in the auction that KKR could go to any cost to get this player back. Iyer was re-inducted by KKR for 23.75 crores.
However, this time his domestic performance has been very amazing, and if he manages to perform well with the ball and bat in IPL 2025 as well, then the selectors can see him as an alternative to Hardik Pandya. Let us tell you that Venkatesh Iyer is a left-handed top-order batsman as well as a medium-pace bowler. He has so far taken 49 wickets with 2896 runs in 124 T20s. While his economy is also below 8.
Shahrukh Khan will replace Hardik!
Tamil Nadu’s explosive batsman and off-spinner Shahrukh Khan is also a strong contender to replace Hardik Pandya. Shahrukh has so far taken 42 wickets in 36 innings of 65 matches in the Tamil Nadu Premier League with his deadly off-spin, while his economy has also been 7.53. While with the bat, he has scored 1406 runs in 57 innings of 65 matches in this league with an average of 29.91 and a tremendous strike rate of 153.32, which includes 13 half-centuries.
Shahrukh bats in an explosive style like Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya, after which the selectors can also consider the name of this player. Shahrukh was retained by Gujarat Titans for Rs 4 crore before IPL 2025, after which if he performs well this year, then he can be called for Team India.
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