Pandya as opening bowler: Key balancing act for India
MUMBAI, Sept. 17 -- As it often happens in the lead up to World Cups, teams use other competitions to test out their plans for the big event. And that is something a lot of teams including India are doing at the ongoing T20 Asia Cup. The 2026 World Cup, to be played in India and Sri Lanka, will feature conditions similar to the UAE.
Going by their first two matches in Dubai, against the hosts and Pakistan, India's plan is going to be to make best use of their spin attack. Hence everything that is possible will be done to allow the team to field its best spinners, even if it means a pacer has to be sacrificed. India's experiment is largely dependent on the success of Hardik Pandya in the role of their second pace bowler teaming up with Jaspr...
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