“Hardik is getting better in this tournament in terms of being ready to bowl at least two overs at a certain stage.” Kohli said. “We have other options to give one or two overs. We are not worried about that. What he brings at No. 6 is something you can’t build overnight.”
There had been speculation for months whether the Indian team management was confident enough in Hardik’s batting abilities to carry on despite being unable to bowl. His recent non-India form has been clearly under-par: averaging 14.11 in 11 innings for Mumbai Indians, at a strike rate of 113.39.
However, Pandya impressed Australia Last year as a specialist batsman in the white ball leg of the series, he scored 42 off 22 balls in the 2nd T20I in Sydney, 66 off 50 balls in the 3rd ODI in Canberra and 90 off 76 balls in the 1st ODI in Sydney. .
Kohli said, “I was always in favor of backing him as a batsman (in Australia), and we saw what he did in the T20I series and when he can take the game away from the opposition in full flow ,” Kohli said. “It’s very important to have that player, especially in T20s, who can play an impressive knock at that level. We understand the value he brings to the team as a No. 6 batsman. It takes him to do something like that.” Forcing is more valuable than not being prepared for what it is.”
Kohli also said that cricket boards could be in danger of killing the golden goose by forcing players to stay in bubbles for longer periods as one series follows another for last year’s pandemic-induced break.
“We have lost some time but trying to hide it, world cricket will not be better if you lose players. There has to be a balance. Players have to talk too. In a bio-bubble you can’t say who What position is a player in, just because 5-6 players are laughing. It is important to give players a period to refresh themselves mentally.”
Pitches will be better than IPL in World T20
Kohli believes that the ICC will ensure a better pitch in Dubai. abu dhabi and Sharjah. All pitches that feel sluggish during IPL may play differently during this period. world Cup, he said.
“The quality is going to be far better. We know the standard of the pitches has to be maintained (by the ICC) to some extent. To protect the pitches for WC, when we played the IPL, some sort of compromise had to be made. ”
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