IND vs SA Live: India vs South Africa Live Updates – India head coach Rahul Dravid breathed a sigh of relief with Hardik Pandya’s return to Team India. Although he joined a day later, the focus was on him at Tuesday’s practice. Hardik Pandya bowled for over 20 minutes under bowling coach Paras Mhambrey’s supervision as India get ready for the South Africa series. Follow IND vs SA 1st T20 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
“Very pleasing to have Hardik Pandya back. Hardik’s leadership was impressive right through the IPL. You need to be a designated leader to be part of a leadership group. From our perspective, we would want to get the best out of his skills, batting bowling and fielding,” Rahul Dravid said.
IND vs SA Live: Focus on all-rounder Hardik Pandya at India practice, bowls for over 20 minutes under Paras Mhambrey’s supervision: Follow Live Updates
Hardik Pandya is rolling in Delhi.#INDvSA pic.twitter.com/ylQ1WCeNmJ
— Subhayan Chakraborty (@CricSubhayan) June 7, 2022
IND vs SA Live: Focus on all-rounder Hardik Pandya at India practice, bowls for over 20 minutes under Paras Mhambrey’s supervision: Follow Live Updates
Hardik Pandya to play crucial role: Hardik Pandya’s return to Team India fold is a blessing for the team management. An all-rounder Hardik brings in the balance that India missed during the T20 World Cup.
That is the reason, even before touching the bat, he was asked to bowl. And Hardik did. He continuously bowled for over 20 minutes and clocked 140KPH+ in India’s second practice session effortlessly.
Head coach Rahul Dravid and batting coach Vikram Rathour besides Paras Mhambrey all had separate sessions with the all-rounder. But Dravid was seen chatting with Hardik the longest.
“Without giving too much away about the batting orders before the game starts, sometimes the roles that you play with the franchise match the roles that you play for India but sometimes you have to play different roles for different teams,” Rahul Dravid said.
“Based on our team combination and the players who are already established in certain positions, that can happen from time to time,” he added.
IND vs SA Live: Focus on all-rounder Hardik Pandya at India practice, bowls for over 20 minutes under Paras Mhambrey’s supervision: Follow Live Updates
IND vs SA Live: Why all-rounder Hardik Pandya crucial for Team India?
- Hardik has been in superb form after returning to injury. In IPL 2022, he was Gujarat Titans’ top scorer with 487 runs in 15 matches at an average of 44.27 and a strike rate of 131.26.
- With the ball, he bagged 8 wickets at an economy rate of 7.27.
- It was his 3/17 spell against Rajasthan Royals in the final that helped Gujarat Titans clinch the title.
- All-rounder Hardik Pandya is expected to play the finisher’s role for Team India.
- If he bowls his full quota of four overs, India can afford an extra spinner or an extra batsman.
- With Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar set to be India’s pacers at the T20 World Cup, Hardik can play the fourth pacer’s role in Australia.
- It will help India either slot in Axar Patel who will provide the batting depth a death overs specialist in Harshal Patel.
- His inclusion also lessens the load on the three lead pacers.
IND vs SA Live: Focus on all-rounder Hardik Pandya at India practice, bowls for over 20 minutes under Paras Mhambrey’s supervision: Follow Live Updates
IND vs SA Live: Focus on all-rounder Hardik Pandya at India practice, bowls for over 20 minutes under Paras Mhambrey’s supervision: Follow Live Updates
India’s squad: KL Rahul (C), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (vice-captain)(WK), Dinesh Karthik (WK), Hardik Pandya, Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik.
South Africa’s squad: Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen, Marco Jansen.
First practice session ✅
Snapshots from #TeamIndia‘s training at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. 👍 👍 #INDvSA | @Paytm pic.twitter.com/6v0Ik5nydJ
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 6, 2022
IND vs SA Live: Focus on all-rounder Hardik Pandya at India practice, bowls for over 20 minutes under Paras Mhambrey’s supervision: Follow Live Updates
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