Hardik Pandya… This player played an important role in helping Team India win the T20 World Cup 2024. Pandya made India the world champion by showing amazing performance with the ball and bat, in the final this player was successful in taking 3 priceless wickets of South Africa due to which India won the T20 World Cup after 17 years. But now this player seems to be in trouble. It is believed that Pandya's coming days are not good and the reason for this is being told to be the thinking of the new head coach Gautam Gambhir.

What did Gautam Gambhir say?

Gautam Gambhir, while talking to Star Sports, said that he believes that if you can play all three formats, then you should definitely play them. Gambhir said, 'I am not of the injury management school. If you are injured, then you go and recover. If you are playing international cricket, then you should play all three formats. No bowler wants to be called a specialist of red ball or white ball.'

Gambhir further said that he does not want a player whom he can keep only for Tests or play only in ODIs or T20s. I am not in favour of managing the workload of any player. Gambhir said that the career of a professional cricketer is short and hence you should play as much as possible. A player should play all three formats.

This thinking of Gambhir is a danger for Hardik

The question is, will head coach Gautam Gambhir now force Hardik Pandya to play Test format as well? Hardik Pandya is a match winner in ODI and T20 formats but he does not play Test cricket due to fear of injuries. Hardik last played Test in 2018. But now it seems that he will have to play the third format as well for Team India. Team India has lost the finals of the last two World Test Championships and Gautam Gambhir would never want a hat-trick of such defeats. So in such a situation, if he gets a chance, he can definitely ask Pandya to play Test.