Cricket World Cup 2023: Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan Or Ravichandran Ashwin? Ex-India Star Picks Hardik Pandya's Replacement For New Zealand Clash

21.10.2023 - 08:49 sports.ndtv.com

Former Indian cricket team opener Aakash Chopra believes that the injury to Hardik Pandya will hamper the balance of the team ahead of the Cricket World Cup 2023 match against New Zealand on Sunday.

Pandya suffered an injury during the match against Bangladesh and he was ruled out of the next match in Dharamsala. Chopra picked Suryakumar Yadav to replace Pandya and as a result, he believes that Shardul Thakur will be replaced by pacer Mohammed Shami to strengthen the bowling.

Hardik underwent scans following the injury in Pune on Thursday and is heading to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for his recovery.

India will play New Zealand in Dharamsala on October 22. No Hardik for the game vs NZ on Sunday. Here is what the playing XI should look like1.Rohit 2.Gill 3.Kohli 4.Iyer 5.Rahul 7.Jadeja 8.Shami 9.Kuldeep 10.Bumrah 11.SirajNot ideal to have only five bowlers.

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