After the absence of Hardik Pandya in the Test, the balance of the Indian team has deteriorated a bit. Young Pandya could bowl with steam and also score some valuable runs for the team. But now after some injuries to him, India wants to fill the gap. Even after returning to the limited overs format, Pandya hasn’t bowled much and it is difficult to replace him.
But one player, Shardul Thakur, has shown the ability to bat well down the order – Shardul Thakur. Former selector Sarandeep Singh believes that the time has come for the management to groom someone like the Mumbai player.
“Now you cannot depend only on Hardik. You don’t know when he will be fit to bowl in all formats, so someone like Shardul needs to be groomed or even Vijay Shankar or Shivam Dubey.’ In the series against England.
“There will be rotation in that series. This is the right time to shed blood on Siraj and give him maximum play. He is bowling well. If there is a long gap, it will be difficult to find the correct length directly.
“A little bit of flexibility is needed. You play with your two spinners but if the conditions suit the fast bowlers then play with an extra fast bowler.”
On the other hand, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has said that India should choose between Shubman Gill and Mayank Agarwal.
Gavaskar said India should choose between Mayank Agarwal and Shubman Gill for the opener position along with Rohit Sharma after being given a chance in the warm-up match. Gavaskar said that Gill does not have any footwork on which he has to work.
“Mayank Agarwal has done well as an opener, hitting double hundreds twice. It is good news that BCCI and especially Jay Shah has taken the initiative that India will play county matches. You can decide right there who will open between Shubman Gill and Mayank Agarwal or India. Send both to open together, Rohit Sharma is certain and hence can be rested. The match will show that the show has better technique for the English conditions,” Sunil Gavaskar told SportsTalk.
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