Out of favour Indian middle-order batsman, Yuvraj Singh heaped praise on Hardik Pandya and feels that he might be the X factor for the Men in Blue in the showpiece event. They will definitely enter the main event of the tournament as one of the firm contenders to lift the 3rd 50 overs World Cup title.
Yuvraj hailed Hardik Pandya for his tremendous all-round form. He has been hitting the ball quite brilliantly and has also been impressive with the ball in hand. He will definitely play a major role for India if they harbour hope of lifting their 3rd World Cup title. The southpaw added that Hardik provides the ideal balance to the team.
“It is up to him to adapt from Twenty20 to 50 over format. And, it depends on how we use him,” he added. Hardik was in exceptional hitting form during the IPL and also bagged 14 wickets through the course of the tournament. All in all he was the perfect package for Mumbai Indians as they managed to win their 4th IPL title after defeating Chennai Super Kings by just a solitary run in the final of the tournament. He also scored 402 runs in 15 innings at an average of 44.66.
“I feel India and England have a very good chance of making it to the final. Australia, yes, since [David] Warner and Steve [Smith] came back; they also have a very good bowling attack,” he was quoted as saying by the Hindustan Times.
Meanwhile, Yuvraj Singh also feels that India is a team who has the ability to chase down any big targets. “I feel we still have that unit where they can chase anything. And, India has been playing really well in the last 2-3 years,” Yuvraj added.
India has lost their opening warm-up clash against New Zealand and will hope to reclaim some lost ground when they meet Bangladesh in the 2nd warm-up game today. India will start of the main event against South Africa on 30th May.
