Sunil Gavaskar: The Indian team has been announced for the T20 World Cup to be organized by America and West Indies Cricket Board. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar announced the squad of 15 players on Tuesday, April 30. Before the team selection, there was a lot of discussion about all-rounder Hardik Pandya who was in poor form. The selection committee has expressed confidence in him and given him a chance.
Veteran Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar believes that there is no need to worry too much about Hardik Pandya's form as a bowler ahead of the T20 World Cup as he will be a different player when he plays for the Indian team. Pandya has been retained as the vice-captain of the Indian team for the T20 World Cup. However, his form for Mumbai Indians in IPL has been very poor.
There is a difference between playing for IPL and playing for the country.
Gavaskar said, there is a difference between playing for IPL and playing for the country. Every player is different while playing for the country and Hardik will also be different. He has faced many problems in IPL and he has dealt with them well. He will be in a completely different form while playing for India. He will enter the field with positivity and contribute with both bat and ball.
Hardik Pandya's performance in IPL 2024
Hardik Pandya, who is captaining Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League, is not performing well. After playing 10 matches, he has scored only 197 runs so far. While bowling 23 overs, he has taken only 6 wickets.
T20 World Cup 2024 Indian team
Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammad Siraj.
reserve: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khalil Ahmed and Avesh Khan.