#2 Hardik Pandya has the Indian selectors scratching their heads
If India need to play Hardik Pandya in their eleven in the Champions Trophy, one of Jadeja or another pace bowler has to miss out. Pandya was expected to be sidelined in favour of the extra seamer in the tournament. However, the all-rounder has put forward a strong claim with a captivating knock of 80 off 54 balls with four sixes and six fours.
Walking in after Jadhav was dismissed with the score at 196, Pandya soon had Jadeja joining him in the middle. It was a test of Pandya's ability to take India to a good score from uncomfortable situations. The talented all-rounder emerged a hero with a cracking half-century that took India past 300 with ease.
Pandya's recent exploits with the bat make dropping him all the more difficult.
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