His form will be crucial to us - Rohit Sharma on Hardik Pandya

India had a pretty decent outing against Nepal that helped them clinch their berth to the Super 4s stages of Asia Cup. However, in the match against Pakistan, things went slightly downhill in the opening spell of the play and it took a herculean stand from Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya to bail India out of the immediate jeopardy.

Indian captain Rohit Sharma was mighty impressed with the performance of the middle-order architect against Pakistan and heaped praises on the all-rounder in India's post-match conference against Nepal.

Talking about Hardik Pandya, Rohit said, "His form will be crucial to us. He’s a guy who does both the things (batting and bowling), and that’s important. In the last year or so he has come up with the bat and his bowling has been good too. That’s important for us."

He then shifted his focus to the bowling flair of Hardik, adding, "You saw the quality in the last game against Pakistan. Ishan and Hardik put their hands up and scored well. Obviously, with bowling too he’s great. He has bowled well in the last year and a half for us. The way he batted in the last game showed that he has a very mature head on his shoulders. These are good signs for us."