Yet, India have punted on his experience and it's high-time that he delivers before being shunned into oblivion.
His pace has dropped remarkably in the past two seasons and somewhere he has not been a patch of what his younger competitor Deepak Chahar has been in recent years. His franchise Mumbai Indians are putting him back in the auction pool and time, indeed, is running out for him.īhuvneshwar could well be playing his last international tournament. That he hasn't exactly been truthful about the status of his bowling capabilities has been exposed and trying to roll his arm over at the nets speaks volumes of his desperation. Hardik, who has not been the cricketer everyone feared since his back injury, is playing to save his India career. It's effective without being flamboyant, although, Devon Conway is a flashy batter.Īnd herein lies India's chance but for that, their bowlers need to implement the game plans perfectly, something they couldn't against Pakistan.Įven more important will be execution from two players on whom the team management has heavily invested - a half-fit Hardik Pandya and an out-of-form Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who have been the weak-links of this Indian team. However, their soft underbelly is batting where Kane Williamson is still not hundred per cent and Martin Guptill also had a foot injury. Tim Southee and Trent Boult, especially have been a nemesis for the Indians in big games. It wont be easy against a quality New Zealand, which will come hard at India having also lost to Pakistan in their opening game.
Having endured a nightmare against Pakistan, a match that they would like to forget in a hurry, India have a lot of course correction to do against the Kiwis, more so in getting the roles assigned for the players right.
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