How Pandya will double India’s chances at T20 World Cup, Saba Karim shares his views

Right after the IPL, Team India will enter the T20 World Cup where they are expected to be one of the favourites of the tournament. However, there are a couple of issues that need addressing, including the fitness of all-rounder Hardik Pandya.

Former India wicket-keeper Saba Karim thinks that if Pandya manages to keep his fitness in the tournament, it will double India’s chances.

“The Sri Lanka tour will be challenging for Hardik Pandya as a batsman because he was struggling on the slow Chennai pitches during the IPL. He will get similar wickets in Sri Lanka, so whether he can score runs at a good strike rate in such challenging conditions in white-ball cricket,” Saba Karim told India News.

“The biggest thing is that India's chances in the T20 World Cup will get doubled if Hardik Pandya is fit. If he can both bowl and bat throughout the tournament, I feel India's chances are extremely bright,” Karim added.

The former National Selector also talked about managing the workload of Pandya to assess his condition before the ICC tournament.

“Secondly, it is dependent on the Indian team management, both the one in England and the one in Sri Lanka currently, on how he is treated from here till the World Cup, how his workload is managed as he will regain his strength slowly,” he concluded.