Hardik Pandya‘s chances of constructing it to India’s squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 rely upon his bowling form and the way often he bowls within the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
As per The Indian Express, India’s captain Rohit Sharma, head coach Rahul Dravid and BCCI’s chief selector Ajit Agarkar met lately on the BCCI’s headquarters in Mumbai.
They mentioned India’s potential composition for the marquee match and mutually agreed that the Mumbai Indians captain wants to bowl constantly within the IPL to stand an opportunity of getting chosen for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup within the USA and the Caribbean.
Hardik bowled within the first two video games for Mumbai Indians (MI) with figures of 0/30 and 1/46 in opposition to Gujarat Titans (GT) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) however stayed away from his bowling mark within the two video games that adopted in opposition to Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals.
He bowled in opposition to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) within the final two video games of Mumbai and completed with figures of 0/13 and a pair of/43.
Hardik has bagged simply three wickets within the 4 video games that he has bowled within the season to date. The 30-year-old allrounder has been removed from efficient with the ball within the ongoing season and conceded runs at an alarming charge of 12 per over.
Hardik’s batting form has not been very spectacular both and he has been struggling to discover his contact. He has aggregated 131 runs in six video games at a strike charge of 145.55.
Hardik has copped loads of criticism for his management ways in IPL 2024. The Mumbai captain was criticised closely by Sunil Gavaskar and Kevin Pietersen after the 20-run loss in opposition to Chennai Super Kings on the Wankhede Stadium on April 14.
Pietersen slammed Hardik for not slowing the tempo of the sport down by introducing his spinners when the CSK batters have been discovering runs freely within the center.
