Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra felt that the circumstance against England was great for Hardik Pandya to be elevated to number four and get a few runs in his bank in front of the Super 12 phases. Hardik has been battling to track down his best touch yet with the bat, and the way that he isn't bowling exacerbates it.
He has been assigned the finisher in the side at number six, however he hasn't been getting runs, which will stress the Indian administration. He likewise battled in the IPL for the Mumbai Indians, however he actually is a match-victor with regards to more limited organizations. India got going their warm-up installation against England with an agreeable success as Ishan Kishan, and KL Rahul launched with quickfire half-hundreds of years.
Aakash Chopra mentioned that India should have sent Suryakumar Yadav or Hardik Pandya above Rishabh Pant at a stage when the required rate is manageable. Both of those players have struggled for runs in recent years times. He added that despite Hardik Pandya finishing unbeaten, it wasn’t a convincing inning, and he did edge a few deliveries making his form incomplete yet.
“There was a big question in my mind that when Ishan was batting well, why did you send Rishabh Pant. End of the day, Surya made 8 runs off 9 balls. Neither the form came nor went. You don’t know what really happened. Hardik Pandya, the shots he played, all balls were not hitting the middle of the bat, and once again a story which is unfinished,” Aakash revealed on his YouTube Channel.
Rishabh Pant came into bat at number four, and he remained unbeaten until the end with 29 off 14 balls. However, the need of the hour was to concentrate on Suryakumar Yadav’s form, and Hardik Pandya’s struggled with the bat, which Aakash Chopra highlighted on his youtube channel. He added that Pant has been in good form of late, and he could have been sent down the order.
“You did not have a need to send Rishabh Pant there. You could have sent Suryakumar Yadav and then Hardik Pandya so that both of them would have got some game time. Rishabh Pant had scored runs just now in the IPL as well,” he added.