ICC Champions Trophy 2017: 4 lessons learnt by India in the warm-up matches

#4 Hardik Pandya’s bowling is still not up to the mark

Pandya can be India’s X-factor in the tournament

Pandya smashed an unbeaten 80 off just 54 deliveries in the second warm-up game against Bangladesh and the innings is sure to create some excitement among the fans and the pundits. However, his bowling is still not up to the mark in this type of competition and has proved to be too expensive. His uncontrolled aggression leads to a lot of short-pitched stuff and in the first warm-up game against New Zealand, he conceded 49 runs in his six overs even though the Kiwis scored a paltry 189 runs.

No one can deny the fact that he also fetches a lot of lucky wickets. He may seem to be the perfect kind of all-rounder, the one who can smash with the bat and bowl at express pace as well. However, he doesn’t have the control in his bowling yet. And whilst his potential is there, his inability to execute with the ball might just cost India dear if they are not careful.