New Delhi. On the one hand, while the main team of Indian cricket is preparing for the upcoming three-match T20 series with Australia from September 20, on the other hand, India’s A team is also preparing for the ODI series with the New Zealand team. Still working. At present, New Zealand A team is on a tour of India. After the Test series between the India-New Zealand A team, ODI matches are also to be played. Young Indian wicket-keeper batsman Sanju Samson has been given the command of Team India A. During this, many young players like Prithvi Shaw, Rituraj Gaikwad and Shivam Dubey will have a golden opportunity to make a comeback in the team by performing brilliantly here. Apart from this, there is also a name that the Indian team selectors are now looking at as an alternative to Hardik Pandya in the future. 19 year old Raj Bawa is a promising player. It is believed that if this player does some good performances in the coming time, then he can be included in the Indian team soon.
India’s new Hardik Pandya
The Indian team seems to be getting a great all-rounder player because of the Under-19s. Bawa, who played a key role in the Under-19 World Cup champions, is a medium pacer and left-handed middle order batsman. Bawa has played only two Ranji matches for Chandigarh so far. It is getting information that the selection committee headed by Chetan Sharma wants to prepare this young all-rounder for the team as a substitute for Hardik Pandya. Hardik Pandya has struggled with injury for most of his cricketing career. In such a situation, to reduce their workload, the management has to pay most of the attention to them. In such a situation, the team management is preparing many new players in his absence. One of them is Raj Bawa. Raj did well in the Under 19 World Cup. During this, he also contributed 252 runs for the team with a total of 9 wickets in 6 matches. He also scored a brilliant 162 against Uganda.
The team has tried all-rounders like Vijay Shankar and Shivam Dube in the past, but they have failed to prove themselves at the international level. In such a situation, now the management is trying to build a pool of fast bowling all-rounders. At present, the Indian team has many options for spin bowler all-rounder, but fast bowling and batting fast in the lower order have few options. In such a situation, Bawa can prove to be a better fast bowling all-rounder player for the team in the coming times.