With a busy schedule on the horizon for the Indian cricket team, the selectors led by the chairman Ajit Agarkar could give the likes of Hardik Pandya and Shubman Gill a 'much-needed' break for the Ireland T20Is, as per BCCI sources. (More Cricket News)
The 29-year-old Pandya is India's T20I captain and one of the key members especially in the ODI team and Rohit Sharma could require his all-round prowess and batting artillery during the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023. The selection panel and the team management might take things into control and give a breather to Pandya.
"Nothing is finalised yet and it will also depend on how Hardik is feeling after the one-dayers and T20s in the West Indies. There is travelling involved and only a short turnaround of three days before one flies from Florida to Dublin.
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"With World Cup being of primary importance, one has to factor in his workload. Let's not forget he will be Rohit's deputy in the World Cup," a BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
India play three ODIs and five T20Is against the West Indies in Bridgetown (Barbados), Tarouba (Trinidad), Georgetown (Guyana) and Florida (United States) between July 27 to August 13. Post this, India are supposed to play three T20Is against Ireland in a space of five days (August 18, 20 & 23).
Pandya is expected to play a key role during India's white-ball leg of West Indies tour where the team will play eight international games in 18 days in three Caribbean nations and the United States.
