Manish Pandey hasn’t had the best of starts to the ongoing 14th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He has been under the scanner for his sluggish batting in SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) first three games of the season, so far. The 2016 champions sit at the bottom of the points table with three defeats.
Manish Pandey managed to score just 2 runs against Mumbai Indians (MI) on Saturday as SRH lost the game by 13 runs following a good start to their run-chase. Former Team India spinner Pragyan Ojha has offered his opinion regarding Pandey’s form. He feels that Kedar Jadhav deserves a chance and Manish Pandey needs to take a break for a couple of games..
“You need someone like Kedar Jadhav. If you see that middle-order, it did not carry forward the hard work done by David Warner and Jonny Bairstow. For someone like Manish Pandey, it will be good for him if he gets a couple of games break. At times, it really helps,” Pragyan Ojha said in a chat with Sports Today.
Ojha further added that Kedar Jadhav is someone who has plenty of experience and can deliver for the side. He also opined that Jadhav can lend some stability to the SRH batting lineup. Ojhasigned off by saying that taking a break for a couple of games could be beneficial for Manish Pandey.
“Maybe they can look in for Kedar Jadhav who can deliver because I think they have a few more games in Chennai. He can deliver some handy off-spin and give some stability in the batting. No. 3, it is a very crucial position. He has to deliver. Match after match, the pressure mounts,” he added.
“People who are watching can make out that Manish Pandey is not delivering. At times, it is important that you take a backseat, take a couple of games break and then think about your game. When you’re playing continuously and you’re not doing well, you might not know what is happening and what is not. You need to take a pause,” he concluded