The IPL 2024 will be the base for the Indian team that will be taking part in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in June. The team will be announced primarily on the basis of its performance in the ongoing tournament. However, there have been many talks about the place of Hardik Pandya in the World Cup squad.
He is not in good form with the bat and ball, and even his captaincy is poor. Some reports confirmed that he might be dropped from the World Cup squad. Well, it looks quite difficult, but there are some players who can replace Hardik if needed. Here we will talk about three all-rounders who can replace Hardik for the T20 World Cup 2024.
3. Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek Sharma has been in blistering form in the IPL 2024. He is outscoring Travis Head in terms of strike rate for SRH. Sharma has given some destructive starts to his team, which is why SRH has posted so many big totals. There is no question about his batting form. Adding to that, he is also a useful spinner. The pitches in the USA and West Indies will be slow, where spin can be effective. Abhishek can also bat in the middle order if needed. Hence, he can be a good choice.
2. Nitish Reddy
Not just Abhishek, SRH has also induced a like-to-like replacement for Hardik Pandya in Nitish Reddy. The pace-bowling all-rounder bowls at a decent speed of around 140 kmph, takes wickets, is a gun fielder, and hits the ball out of the park. He has scored 115 runs at an average and strike rate of 57.50 and 159.72 in four games and taken three wickets with the ball. If he can continue delivering such performances, he can certainly be a future prospect.
1. Shivam Dube
One name that comes to mind when it comes to replacing Hardik is Shivam Dube. The left-hander is destructive with the bat and also bowls god overs of seam bowling. He has scored 245 runs at an average of 49 and a strike rate of 157.05 with 15 sixes. He can murder the spin bowling and can be useful on slow pitches with his bowling. It can be very effective in USA and West Indies.
