India's predicted second-string playing XI for the Asia Cup

6. Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya is one of the few players who cherish the pressure situations. For an all-rounder who bats in the middle order, a strike rate of 149.23 is nothing short of spectacular. Pandya has been the go-to man for Rohit Sharma in the IPL. Well, he has been tremendous on the international stage as well, as Virat Kohli looks after Pandya during desperate situations. 

In 80 IPL games, Pandya has scored 1349 runs with a healthy average of 29.98. A strike rate of 159.27 is sufficient enough to prove the fact that he is one of the most destructive all-rounders in the game at the moment. Pandya has this ability to tee-off from the word go, and no bowling attack is strong enough to stop him on his day.

Talking about his bowling, Pandya has stood up during critical situations. This is the main reason why he has an economy rate of 9.07 in IPL. In the T20Is, it is slightly better at 8.35. Apart from that, he is a terrific fielder and can bowl a couple of overs when his captain needs him to bowl in.