The subsequent main occasion in the cricketing world is the T20 World Cup 2022, which is about to happen in Australia from October 16 to November 13. Many groups have begun the preparations by involving in the bilateral T20I collection, together with India, who’re at the moment engaged in the five-match T20I leg in opposition to South Africa.
Notably, India had a forgetful marketing campaign in the earlier version of the multi-team event. Despite being a robust aspect, the ‘Men in Blue’ couldn’t make it to the group stage and had been ousted early from the event. Now underneath the management of Rohit Sharma, India might be aiming to alter the fortunes.
Before locking their closing 15 for the massive occasion in Australia, India might be seeking to discover a number of choices and talking about the identical former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar has picked one star who may very well be the ‘game-changer’ for India not simply in the event but in addition in the future.
Gavaskar heaped praises on Hardik Pandya, who just lately made his comeback to the nationwide aspect on the financial institution of a brilliant spectacular IPL season. Hardik wore the Indian jersey in the first T20I in opposition to South Africa on June 9. On his return, the 28-year-old smashed an unbeaten 31 off 12 balls to assist India submit 211/4.
Not to say, Hardik didn’t play a single aggressive recreation since the 2021 T20 World Cup, and there have been doubts surrounding his bowling. However, the Baroda cricketer capped off an excellent season each as a captain and as an all-rounder for his IPL franchise Gujarat Titans (GT). He completed with 487 runs in the event and likewise picked up eight wickets, together with his career-best 3/17 in the closing.
“I think he is going to be the game-changer for India, more often than not, in all the matches that are due to come, not just the World Cup but every single match that India plays, whether he bats at No. 5, whether he comes into the bowl at first change or second change. Sometimes I will actually want to see him with the new ball,” Gavaskar mentioned on Star Sports.