IND vs SA: "Hardik Pandya’s Skill-Set Are Available In India, Answer Is 0" - Aakash Chopra On Indian Vice Captain Absence
Published - 04 Nov 2023, 01:30 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 10:04 AM
Former cricketer Aakash Chopra feels that all-rounder Hardik Pandya is an irreplaceable player in the Indian cricket team. Aakash Chopra emphasized that Hardik Pandya???s absence would be a significant blow to the home team in the ongoing ICC ODI World Cup 2023.
Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the marquee tournament due to an injury sustained during the match against Bangladesh in Pune on October 19. Young pacer Prasidh Krishna replaced Hardik in India???s squad for the remainder of the matches in the World Cup 2023.
Hardik Pandya Ruled Out Of The World Cup ??? Aakash Chopra
Reflecting on Hardik Pandya???s absence, Aakash Chopra stated that it will be a significant blow to the team???s chances, especially in terms of having a sixth bowling option. Chopra emphasized that India doesn???t have players with a skill set similar to Pandya???s.
???Hardik Pandya ruled out of the World Cup. Big blow to the possibilities of having a sixth bowling option. India???s picked pacer Prasidh Krishna to replace him. Says a lot about how many players of Hardik???s skill-set are available in India. Answer is 0,??? Chopra tweeted.
Pandya was sent to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) with the hope that he would be available for the semi-finals. He missed the matches against New Zealand, England, and Sri Lanka. He failed to recover in time, forcing the selectors to name his replacement.
Prasidh Krishna Available For Selection In India???s Next Match
The tournament???s Event Technical Committee has given its approval for the inclusion of Prasidh Krishna in the Indian squad as a replacement for Hardik Pandya. Prasidh Krishna can now be available for selection in India???s upcoming match against South Africa.
Prasidh Krishna recently recovered from a significant injury. The right-arm pacer returned to action during the T20I series against Ireland. He was part of the team in the 2023 Asia Cup and the three-match ODI series against Australia just before the World Cup.
The 27-year-old made his ODI debut against England in 2021, where he took four wickets. The tall fast bowler has represented the team in 17 ODI matches in his brief career and has secured 29 wickets with a decent average of 25.59 and an economy rate of 5.61.
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