Hardik’s words will get attention in T20 World Cup team selection, many new faces will be seen: Ravi Shastri

New Delhi: Former head coach Ravi Shastri is expecting a lot of new faces in the Indian team for next year’s T20 World Cup, in whose selection matters captain Hardik Pandya’s words will be given a lot of attention. Star batsman Virat Kohli, along with Test and ODI skipper Rohit Sharma, still remains in the T20 squad plans but the process of phasing out senior players has begun following their semi-final exit from last year’s T20 World Cup in Australia. Went. Ravi Shastri told ‘ESPN Cricinfo’, that ‘I think they will do it (opportunity for new players in the team)’.

The former all-rounder said, ‘T20 World Cup is coming and there is a lot of talent in the youth. We have seen some great talent in this year’s IPL. It will not be a completely new team but it will have many new faces. He (Hardik) is already the captain of India in this format. He will continue to lead the team if there is no fitness issue.” Ravi Shastri feels that like the 2007 World Cup, the upcoming tournament will give opportunities to young players. At that time, under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Indian team full of youth had won the World Cup title. ,

Ravi Shastri believes, “Indian team management will again follow the path of 2007 T20 World Cup. They will spot talent and will have no dearth of options. There will also be an option of players who have captained IPL teams. Ravi Shastri said that the good thing about Hardik is that there is no workload management problem with him. Haidak has not played a Test match since undergoing lower back surgery. Ravi Shastri said, ‘At the moment there is no workload management problem with Hardik. Between the IPL and the ODI World Cup, the Indian team will play only four-five matches (limited overs matches). He is not a part of the Test team. He will get a chance to rest during the Test series.