Vishakhapatnam, First Published Jun 14, 2022, 10:17 AM IST
VISAKHAPATNAM: Hardik Pandya has made a comeback to the Indian team. He returns to the team with an all-round performance in the IPL. Hardik, who is also the captain of the Gujarat Titans, was instrumental in leading the team to the title. Hardik was the fourth highest run scorer in the IPL. He scored 487 runs in 15 matches. Hardik was dropped from the team after the last T20 World Cup.
Now Sunil Gavaskar is on the scene praising Hardik. Gavaskar says Hardik Pandya has become a more responsible player with his captaincy in the IPL. Gavaskar said India’s crisis in the series was the lack of wicket-takers. “I think Hardik is a more responsible player. After captaining the Gujarat Titans, Hardik’s game changed. In the first two Twenty20s, India suffered a setback due to poor bowling. Even after scoring 211 in Delhi, India could not defend themselves. We need to know how to catch David Miller, who was instrumental in South Africa’s victory in both games, “said Gavaskar.
Today is the third T20I against South Africa. No change in batting order. Ruthuraj Gaikwad, Ishant Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya and Dinesh Karthik will retain their places. India have the strength to challenge South Africa’s bowling line-up. It remains to be seen whether Ravi Bishnoi will get into bowling.
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Umran Malik’s debut is likely to be delayed. De Kok will return to the South African squad if he recovers from injury. The team batting second on the Visakhapatnam pitch won 80% of the matches. So the team that wins the toss is still likely to pick up the bowling. Possibility XI knows ….
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India: Rituraj Gaikwad, Ishant Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Akshar Patel. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hershel Patel, Yusvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan / Arshdeep Singh.
South Africa: Themba Bauma, Quinton de Kok, Dwayne Pretorius, Razi van der Dawson, Heinrich Klaassen, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Tabriz Shamsi, Antich Norze.
Last Updated Jun 14, 2022, 10:17 AM IST