ODI World Cup 2023: 5 Players who can bat at number 4
As Team India's number 4 conundrum continues to grow bigger let's help the management. Here's the list of players who can bat at number four for Team India in the ODI World Cup 2023.
3. Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya is one of the few names that can be discussed when the issue of number four is raised. Though, cricket pundits will ask, reiterate their opinions. But he can come up the order and take the challenge. And Hardik thrives on challenges like these. He's been a regular number four for his IPL franchise Gujarat Titans. So, he knows how to perform under pressure.
Over the last couple of months, Hardik as a batter has changed a lot. He has added more sensibilities to his batting and is seen taking up responsibilities. He takes his time to settle down, can play through the innings, and then explore in the end. A new dimension to his game made him a pure middle-order batter rather than a finisher a few seasons back.
But this option should be availed only if both KL and Iyer miss the bus for Asia Cup. If you want to play Hardik at number in the World Cup, then the Asia Cup and Australia series are the last opportunities. But this can be a tough situation to promote Hardik so up the order that the batting tail can be exposed sooner than expected. However, team management needs to take a bold call, who knows that this surprise trick can do wonders?
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