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India vs South Africa: Shahbaz, Shreyas Iyer Set To Be Included For T20Is, Shami Still Out With Covid - Report

Yet to recover from COVID-19, Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of India's three-match T20I series against South Africa, while Bengal all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed came in place of a rested Hardik Pandya. The series is starting September 28 in Thiruvananthapuram. With all-rounder Deepak Hooda also out of the series due to back spasm, the national selection committee is set to recall middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer for the South Africa series.

"Has Been A Very Good Finisher": Matthew Hayden Defends India Pacer's Death Bowling

Team India faced a terrible defeat against Australia in the first T20I of the three-match series in Mohali on Tuesday. Despite a great show with the bat by Hardik Pandya, who smashed 71* off 30 balls, Team India failed to defend a target of 209. Cameron Green (61) and Matthew Wade (45*) rose to the occasion and provided Australia with a four-wicket win. The pacer duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel leaked a total of 101 runs in their combined eight overs.

IND vs AUS: Important To give Jasprit Bumrah Enough Time After Comeback From Injury, Says Hardik Pandya

Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya said the team will not put too much pressure on Jasprit Bumrah and give him ample time to make his comeback from an injury after the pacer was not included in India's playing XI for the first T20I against Australia. Bumrah was missed badly in the series opener against Australia on Tuesday as the visitors chased down 209 rather comfortably to register a four-wicket win and take the lead in the three-match series. Barring Axar Patel, all Indian bowlers leaked more than 11 runs per over.

"XYZ Can Say Whatever They Want...": Ravi Shastri on "No. 1 Allrounder" Hardik Pandya

The Indian cricket squad for the T20 Word Cup has already been announced. Hardik Pandya holds a special place in the 15-member squad as he is the top all-rounder in the side. Pandya has shown maturity with the bat and has been bowling fast too. Former Indian cricket team head coach Ravi Shastri, in his own inimitable style, reiterated once again that Pandya is the no. 1 allrounder in the T20I format. "I have already tweeted and posted on Instagram that he is the No. 1 all-rounder in this format of the game. What else do you need? I had said it two weeks back. What else is there to add or subtract? XYZ can say whatever they want... everyone is entitled to his opinion. My view is clear, which is what I tweeted a couple of weeks ago," Shastri told Sports Tak.

To create Hardik's back-up, selectors include Raj Angad Bawa in India A squad

The second and third matches are scheduled for September 25 and 27 respectively. Prithvi Shaw, who has been in fine form in the Duleep Trophy, is back in the mix along with most players, who were part of the ODI series in Zimbabwe.

Can Hardik Pandya Be India's Third Seamer In T20Is? Ex-India Batter Weighs In

Everything was going hunky-dory for the Indian bowling unit as long as Hardik Pandya was delivering with the ball alongside his batting post his return from injury, but the medium pacer's performance against Pakistan in the Super 4 stage last week has probably once again given rise to a few old questions - Can Hardik be trusted to be one of the frontline seamers and bowl his full quota of four overs in every game possible or should he be looked at as a stop-gap arrangement?

Ricky Ponting Picks Two Indians In World T20I Top-5 List. It's Not Virat Kohli Or Rohit Sharma

The T20 World Cup is less than two months away and all the teams are gearing up for the mega-contest. The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team is also getting ready for the contest with some top-level series, including the Asia Cup. India have not won any ICC title since the 2013 Champions Trophy, and all eyes would be on Rohit's side to end that drought. In the last few months, several Indian players have performed well in the T20 format, and Hardik Pandya features prominently among them. So, when Ricky Ponting was asked on 'The ICC Review'to name the top-five players that he would select while going for a World T20I team, Pandya was one of the first picks.

"Ye Ladka Bahut Pasand Hai": Wasim Akram On "Fearless" India Star

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram was all praise for Hardik Pandya, saying that the all-rounder is his favourite player in the shortest format of the game. Akram's comments came ahead of the India-Pakistan Asia Cup Super 4 clash in Dubai. Both teams had met during the Group stage, and it was Hardik who proved to be the match-winner for India. The all-rounder took three wickets and played a decisive cameo of 33 not out off 17 balls. Ahead of the Super 4 clash, Akram labelled Hardik as a "fearless" cricketer, and added that the all-rounder reminds him of himself.

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India vs South Africa: Shahbaz, Shreyas Iyer Set To Be Included For T20Is, Shami Still Out With Covid - Report

"Has Been A Very Good Finisher": Matthew Hayden Defends India Pacer's Death Bowling

IND vs AUS: Important To give Jasprit Bumrah Enough Time After Comeback From Injury, Says Hardik Pandya

"XYZ Can Say Whatever They Want...": Ravi Shastri on "No. 1 Allrounder" Hardik Pandya

To create Hardik's back-up, selectors include Raj Angad Bawa in India A squad

Can Hardik Pandya Be India's Third Seamer In T20Is? Ex-India Batter Weighs In

Ricky Ponting Picks Two Indians In World T20I Top-5 List. It's Not Virat Kohli Or Rohit Sharma

"Ye Ladka Bahut Pasand Hai": Wasim Akram On "Fearless" India Star