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Former Indian player questions Indian management giving too much priority to Hardik Pandya
Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan raising his concern about Indian management putting Hardik Pandya on priority, said Indian management shouldn’t give Pandya enough priority. The allrounder has been fighting through tumultuous times at the ongoing Indian Premier League after failing to live up to the expectations.
Pandya has failed to make any substantial impact in the IPL, be it captaincy, batting or bowling for that matter. Ahead of the IPL 2024, Pandya replaced Rohit Sharma to lead Mumbai Indians but he has yet to impress across all departments. India’s squad for the upcoming T20I World Cup is also scheduled to be announced in the coming days and Pandya’s spot remains under threat.
"What I feel about Hardik Pandya is that Indian cricket needs to make it clear that they should not give him that much priority as they have given him so far because we still haven't won the World Cup. And if you think you are a primary all-rounder, you need to make that kind of an impact at the international level. As far as the all-rounder is concerned he hasn't made that impact at the international level, we are only thinking about the potential," Irfan Pathan said on the Star Sports Press Room Show.
"We are getting confused between the IPL performances and the international performances. That's a big difference. First of all he needs to play throughout the full year. He cannot pick and choose. Indian cricket needs to stop doing that. Stop giving preferences to individuals, if you do that, you will not be winning major tournaments. What Australia has been doing for many years is that they are actually preferring the team game. Making everyone a superstar. Not one superstar, everybody is a superstar in the squad. If you don't do that, you will not win big tournaments," Pathan added.
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