Hardik Pandya didn’t bowl a single ball, even as “mentor” Mahendra Singh Dhoni tried his hand at throwdowns ahead of the inauguration of the Indian team’s alternate season. t20 world cup Match against arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday.
As far as his place in the playing XI is concerned, Pandya’s bowling has been the subject of controversy. He was seen from scratch while batting during both the practice matches against England and Australia.
However, in India’s two net sessions, he did not move his hand even once. On Friday, Dhoni was seen helping three throwdown specialists – Raghavendra, Nuwan and Dayanand.
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Dhoni with his tremendous strength and brilliant cricketing mind is expected to provide some quality practice for all the batsmen, including skipper Virat Kohli, who took part in the afternoon session.
net bowlers sent back
India have sent their four designated net bowlers back to India as the tournament begins on Sunday.
The bowlers who have already reached India are Karn Sharma, Shahbaz Ahmed, Krishnappa Gautam and all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer.
“Yes, there will not be a lot of net sessions once the tournament starts. The national selectors feel that all spinners will especially benefit if they go back and play the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for their respective states. They need match practice.
A senior BCCI official, on the condition of anonymity, said, “With the optional practice, we will not need so many spinners this summer.
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The four fast bowlers who have been asked to stay are Avesh Khan, Umran Malik, Harshal Patel and Lukman Meriwala.
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