Former Indian cricket staff opener Aakash Chopra believes that the harm to Hardik Pandya will hamper the steadiness of the staff forward of the Cricket World Cup 2023 match towards New Zealand on Sunday. Pandya suffered an harm throughout the match towards Bangladesh and he was dominated out of the subsequent match in Dharamsala. Chopra picked Suryakumar Yadav to interchange Pandya and consequently, he believes that Shardul Thakur shall be changed by pacer Mohammed Shami to strengthen the bowling.
Hardik underwent scans following the harm in Pune on Thursday and is heading to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for his restoration.
India will play New Zealand in Dharamsala on October 22.
No Hardik for the sport vs NZ on Sunday. Here is what the taking part in XI ought to appear to be
1.Rohit
2.Gill
3.Kohli
4.Iyer
5.Rahul
7.Jadeja
8.Shami
9.Kuldeep
10.Bumrah
11.SirajNot splendid to have solely 5 bowlers. Not splendid to have batting ending at 7.…
— Aakash Chopra (cricketaakash) October 20, 2023
“Team India vice-captain Hardik Pandya sustained an injury to his left ankle while fielding off his own bowling during India’s match against Bangladesh at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune,” mentioned the BCCI in an announcement.
“The all-rounder was taken for scans and is advised rest. He will be under the constant supervision of the BCCI Medical Team. He will not be taking the flight to Dharamsala with the team on 20th October and will now join the team directly in Lucknow where India play England,” the board added.
In all chance, KL Rahul shall be Rohit Sharma’s deputy for the New Zealand recreation. Rahul captained the facet within the bilateral sequence towards Australia in Rohit Sharma and Pandya’s absence.
India have an extended hole between the Dharamsala and Lucknow recreation, which is scheduled for October 29.
The Indian will gamers get a brief break after the New Zealand recreation and are anticipated reassemble in Lucknow on October 26.
Hardik lends a vital steadiness to the facet and it stays to be seen, what mixture the staff goes with in his absence. In Hardik’s presence, India have the cushion of six bowling choices and his ending expertise come in useful at quantity six.
Keeping the batting power intact shall be key and therefore one amongst Suryakumar Yadav or Ishan Kishan is prone to determine within the taking part in XI.
Aakash Chopra’s picks for Indian cricket staff taking part in XI towards New Zealand in Cricket World Cup 2023:Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
(With PTI inputs)
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