4 reasons why Hardik Pandya is not India's main problem

#2 Giving Ishant Sharma the strike at Edgbaston

England v India: Specsavers 2nd Test - Day Two

While Lord's was as one-sided a test match as there can be, the first match at Edgbaston was a nail-biting thriller. After Virat Kohli was dismissed for 51 in the fourth innings, India still needed 51 runs to win. With Mohammed Shami falling almost immediately, Hardik Pandya was joined by Ishant Sharma at the crease.

While the pacer managed 11 runs, Pandya received a lot of flak for giving him the strike. Evidently, it was frustrating for Indian fans to see the tail-ender being handed over the strike on the first ball for every over. Example of Virat Kohli shielding Umesh Yadav from batting was used to explain why what Pandya was doing was wrong

However, it was forgotten that when Umesh Yadav walked into bat, Pandya did the same thing. In the first innings, while Ishant was on the crease, even Virat Kohli was giving him the strike. Evidently, the team plan was to trust Ishant's skills with the bat, how can one expect the most inexperienced player in the team to do anything different than what his captain did?