Hardik not bowling, a big blow for MI and India: Gavaskar

The legendary Sunil Gavaskar feels swashbuckling allrounder Hardik Pandya not bowling in the IPL is a ldquobig blowrdquo for not just Mumbai Indians but also the T20 World Cupbound Indian teamThe Indian selectors have named Hardik in the T20 World Cup squad but the Baroda allrounder has not been bowling for Mumbai Indians two years after undergoing a back surgery in the UKFlexibility concernldquoHardik Pandya not bowling is a big blow not just for Mumbai Indians but for India as well because he was taken in the team as an allrounder And if you are in the team batting at No6 or No7 and yoursquore not able to bowl then it makes it difficult for the captainSunil GavaskarldquoHe doesnrsquot get the flexibility and option that is so required for somebody batting at No 6 or 7 like an allrounderrdquo Gavaskar said on Star Sports show Cricket ConnectedThe batting great said the Mumbai Indians duo of Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan ldquohave just relaxed a little bitrdquo in the IPL after getting picked for the Indian teamAlso Read Rishabh Pant Delhi Capitals can be sure of finishing in top twoBoth Suryakumar and Ishan have been horribly out of form in the UAE leg of the lucrative T20 league Surya has been able to make only 222 runs from 12 games this IPL so far averaging 1850ldquoIt looks to me like Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan have just relaxed a little bit after getting the India caprdquo Gavaskar saidldquoThey might not have but some of the shots they are playingmdashit looks like they are trying to play these big shots just because they are India playersrdquoSuryakumar made his international T20 debut against England in March earlier this year and played his first ODI against Sri Lanka at Colombo in JulyShot selection crucialIshan an explosive toporder batsman and a wicketkeeper has managed just 107 runs from the eight IPL games he has played this seasonAccording to former India captain Gavaskar who has 10122 Test runs it is important to get the shot selection rightldquoSometimes what happens is you gotta give yourself a little bit of time and you have got to get your shot selection rightldquoI think that is where they have missed this time around where their shot selection has not been exactly correct and thatrsquos why theyrsquove got out cheaplyrdquo added GavaskarGavaskar also slammed the standard of umpiring in the IPL Umpire Anil Chaudhary changed his decision from noball to wide during DC v CSK game on MondayPTIAlso Read DCs Shimron Hetmyer I am paid to finish games for my sideThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliabilitsy and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever