England vs India, 3rd ODI: 5 Indian players who need to stand up and deliver in the decider

Hardik Pandya

Pandya will want to give Kohli a few wickets and runs with the bat on Tuesday

With just under a year to go for the World Cup, if there is one player whose development in this period will be monitored closely, that will be Hardik Pandya.

For a lengthy period, India were seeking desperately for a player who could give the captain a few overs with the ball and play useful cameos with the bat down the order. They tried Stuart Binny, did not work out. They went with Rishi Dhawan, no success there as well.

With Pandya, they seem to want to put in some time and faith and for that sake, it will be vital that he repays them on both accounts in the upcoming series.

He could start that with a good performance on Tuesday.