Brad Hogg says “If he can’t bowl, they should not play him” of Hardik Pandya in T20 World Cup 2021. Hogg is not the biggest fan of Hardik Pandya playing in at No. 6. Team India is left with a huge selection in terms of their sixth bowler. They experimented with Kohli in the second warm-up game against Australia. He believes that rather than playing Pandya at No.6 as a pure batter. India should promote Jadeja to his spot and play Thakur at No.7.
“I’m a little worried about Bhuvneshwar coming into the tournament with the amount of cricket that he has played and if it is not swinging, how is he going to counteract that. Final concern is Hardik Pandya coming in at No.6. If he can’t bowl, they should not play him. They should have Jadeja at No.6 and Thakur at No.7,” Hogg said.
Brad Hogg
Brad Hogg also feels that after the fixed positions of the top three. In the Indian batting unit, Rishabh Pant will be batting at No.4. Pant did not avail a chance to bat at length with the top order. Also, doing the work in both chases during the warm-up games.
“Lastly their strengths are obviously their top 4 in Rohit, Rahul, Kohli, and Pant are going to bat at No.4. Pant is a big one. Yes, he is a constructive player, but also in the IPL, he has shown that he can play a little conservatively when the team is on the back foot and get the momentum back,” “I’m a little worried about Bhuvneshwar coming into the tournament with the amount of cricket that he has played and if it is not swinging, how is he going to counteract that. Final concern is Hardik Pandya coming in at No.6. If he can’t bowl, they should not play him. They should have Jadeja at No.6 and Thakur at No.7,” Hogg said.