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"Pakistan have a player of Hardik Pandya's calibre - he is Mohammad Wasim Jr.": Sunil Gavaskar
Speaking to India Today, Sunil Gavaskar slammed Pakistan of not using Mohammad Wasim Jr. in the match against India after his exploits against Zimbabwe where he had picked four wickets for 24 runs and scored two boundaries in his 13-ball 12. The legendary batter hailed Wasim as a “Hardik Pandya like player” and lashed out at Pakistan team management for playing two spinners against India rather than having the all-rounder in the XI in the match against India.
“They don't have a very settled middle order. In the T20I matches they played before, Fakhar Zaman played at No.3 or 4. Now he is just part of the squad, but not in the XI. Shan Masood is also there. although he is scoring runs. But I feel there selection hasn't been good. For Australia conditions, if they had a bowler who could seam up, like Mohammad Wasim did against Zimbabwe. And he also played a couple of good shots as well. He has that talent. Unke paas toh Hardik Pandya jaisa player hai (he's like Hardik Pandya), he's still new but I'm just giving the idea that he can play those lofty shots and can give you a couple of overs as well. And they did not play him against India. They played two spinners. That is okay in Sydney, but at other venues, you need a player who can give you 3-4 overs and can score 30 runs in the last few overs,” he said.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...lection-in-t20-world-cup-101666971116801.html
Speaking to India Today, Sunil Gavaskar slammed Pakistan of not using Mohammad Wasim Jr. in the match against India after his exploits against Zimbabwe where he had picked four wickets for 24 runs and scored two boundaries in his 13-ball 12. The legendary batter hailed Wasim as a “Hardik Pandya like player” and lashed out at Pakistan team management for playing two spinners against India rather than having the all-rounder in the XI in the match against India.
“They don't have a very settled middle order. In the T20I matches they played before, Fakhar Zaman played at No.3 or 4. Now he is just part of the squad, but not in the XI. Shan Masood is also there. although he is scoring runs. But I feel there selection hasn't been good. For Australia conditions, if they had a bowler who could seam up, like Mohammad Wasim did against Zimbabwe. And he also played a couple of good shots as well. He has that talent. Unke paas toh Hardik Pandya jaisa player hai (he's like Hardik Pandya), he's still new but I'm just giving the idea that he can play those lofty shots and can give you a couple of overs as well. And they did not play him against India. They played two spinners. That is okay in Sydney, but at other venues, you need a player who can give you 3-4 overs and can score 30 runs in the last few overs,” he said.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...lection-in-t20-world-cup-101666971116801.html