T20 World Cup LIVE – IND VS NZ Live: A report by Press Trust of India (PTI) claims that Indian team all-rounder Shardul Thakur will not be considered for playing XI vs New Zealand. According to the report, team is likely to persist with Hardik Pandya and the same playing XI and Thakur at No. 7 doesn’t evoke confidence in the team management: Follow INDIA vs New Zealand T20 World Cup LIVE Updates on InsideSport.in
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IND VS NZ Live – No changes in XI claims a report? Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s successful “CSK template” is likely to be continued as the Indian team management has more or less made up its mind to play the same eleven against New Zealand in the ‘do or die’ T20 World Cup game on Sunday.
The CSK template in Indian cricketing lingo is not tinkering with the side after one defeat or for that matter not rocking the boat till its required.
The only disclaimer would be if anyone is not fit to play on Sunday, then only there would be a change in the set-up.
The poor show against Pakistan has led to some serious questions being raised about the team combination but one understands that ‘Mentor’ Dhoni’s influence will be writ large on the kind of outfit that will be played against the Black Caps.
How #TeamIndia will look to tackle the dew factor against #NewZealand if they have to bowl second in their @T20WorldCup clash 🏏 pic.twitter.com/KMmGL9XbMw
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T20 World Cup – IND vs NZ LIVE: Murmurs from team India camp, ‘Shardul Thakur not getting considered for playing XI’: Report
No Shardul Thakur in place of Hardik Pandya? This effectively rules out any chance of Shardul Thakur replacing Hardik Pandya in the playing XI as no one is learnt to be comfortable betting on “Shardul the No 7 batter’.
It is understood that all the decision makers in the Indian team set-up feel that No 7 is too high a batting position for Shardul.
As far as his bowling is concerned, the Mumbai man is a wicket-taking bowler but has a propensity to leak a lot of runs with an economy rate of close to 9 runs per over.
Pandya has started bowling and is understandably under the pump as everyone is running out of patience and no one knows it better than the ‘Baroda bomber’.
He is fully aware that everyone who was intimated that he would be bowling, are now intently watching what he does.
T20 World Cup – IND vs NZ LIVE: Murmurs from team India camp, ‘Shardul Thakur not getting considered for playing XI’: Report
With chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma committing that Pandya would bowl in the IPL, he has been put in an embarrassing position and it also makes the all-rounder’s position untenable if he doesn’t bowl a single over.
Shardul could have still played but if sources are to be believed then the seasoned Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be persisted with against the Black Caps as his variations, if executed properly, makes him a handy customer.
