Monty Panesar Backs Hardik Pandya For T20 World Cup 2024 Role

Former England spinner Monty Panesar supports Hardik Pandya's selection in the T20 World Cup 2024. Panesar thinks Pandya is a strong player who can make a big impact in just 10 balls when batting. Even though Pandya didn't perform well in the IPL 2024, scoring only 216 runs in 14 matches, he took 11 wickets. Panesar believes Pandya will be important for India's bowling and batting in the World Cup because he can make quick runs and take key wickets. Panesar mentioned that Pandya's fielding is also very good, and he often takes important wickets. Panesar thinks India will benefit a lot from Pandya's all-round abilities in the World Cup. India will start their campaign against Ireland on June 5th in New York. Monty Panesar suggests that Virat Kohli should open the batting for India in the T20 World Cup 2024. Kohli has a good record while opening in T20Is, with an average of 57.14 and a best score of 122*. Panesar believes Kohli should aim for a strike rate of over 150 in the middle overs and continue to score quickly. He thinks Kohli should follow a game plan similar to Chris Gayle's aggressive style of play. Virat Kohli recently became the first Indian player to win the Orange Cap twice in IPL history. Despite his success, his team, Royal Challengers Bangalore, had a disappointing season and got knocked out of the tournament by the Rajasthan Royals.