Dale Steyn and VVS Laxman have differences of opinion in selecting a second pacer for India

All the cricket fans, experts, and analysts are waiting for the big game between India and Pakistan in T20 World Cup which is going to be played on 24th October 2021. looking at the squads two former cricketers VVS Laxman and Dale Steyn had picked up their India’s playing 11 for the game against arch-rivals, Pakistan.

Different opinions of Dale Steyn & VVS Laxman on one slot

Both experts had selected identical 11 but had a difference of opinion on just one spot. As VVS Laxman selected Bhuvneshwar Kumar as the second pacer with Jasprit Bumrah in the pace attack while Dale Steyn selected Mohammed Shami to accompany Jasprit.

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The reason why Dale Steyn backed Mohammed Shami ahead of Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the current performance of both the players.

He said “I would not have been able to name it as perfectly as VVS. But one change- I would bring in Shami ahead of Bhuvi, just on current form alone. Shami has been doing it quite nicely. Bhuvi is fantastic, but on current form, I would go with Shami in this side.”

Dale Steyn picked Hardik as a gamer Changer

Talking more about playing 11 both Laxman and Steyn picked Hardik in his playing 11. Hardik’s current performance with the part and his inability to bol has made him one of the weak links in the current Indian squad as India don’t have a pace batting allrounder who could bat at number 6.

Dale Steyn also pic Hardik Pandya as a game-changer and said that “Look, he(Hardik Pandya) is a game-changer. That’s the big thing. He is a gamechanger whether he’s got bat or ball in his hand, specifically with the bat actually. He has not bowled a lot lately. At all to be honest. I would pick him purely on his batting alone. When he comes out to bat, teams would have to prepare accordingly because Hardik Pandya can take the game away from you quite easily with the bat,”

Hardik has batted below par in IPL and has not bowled since the Sri Lanka tour, he didn’t ball in the first warm-up game as well. still, there is one more warm-up game to go and India would like, Hardik to bowl and get his rhythm back in bowling.

Experts Playing 11

VVS Laxman’s XI: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Rahul Chahar, and Varun Chakravarthy.

Dale Steyn’s XI: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Rahul Chahar, Varun Chakravarthy, and Mohammed Shami.