Nowadays Indian team is going through a lot of Changes now Saba Kareem chooses a player who becomes a replacement for Hardik Pandya for the ongoing South Africa tour.
The condition of the team is that place of any big player is not permanent. Especially, the performance of the young players has forced the selectors to think.
Meanwhile, against South Africa (IND vs SA), there are many young players who can replace experience players very easily.
Saba Kareem choose Venketesh Iyer
At the same time, in the absence of Hardik Pandya, Saba Karim is looking at Venkatesh Iyer as a perfect all-rounder, who can go on the tour of South Africa as Pandya’s replacement.
In the BCCI’s domestic tournament Vijay Hazare, where Ruturaj Gaikwad has scored a century.
At the same time, young all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer is rocking with batting and bowling.
Both these players have made a claim in Team India in T20 format due to their strong and superior performance.
The strategy of Saba Kareem for 2023 One day World cup
Former Indian Cricketer Saba Karim believes that Rituraj Gaikwad and Venkatesh Iyer should get maximum opportunities in the team.
As Opener there is a better option in the team for the future of Team Blue.
On the other hand, these players are good explosive all-rounders like Hardik Pandya.
After the IPL, both the players have made a claim for the upcoming tour of South Africa by performing well in the recent tournament (Vijay Hazare Trophy).
In which the selectors will have to think to give place to both the players in the ODI team.
Kareem said,
“I think Venkatesh Iyer and Ruturaj Gaikwad are almost in the first line of the Indian team now and I am talking about limited over format. If Joe we have to start preparations for the 2023 ODI World Cup, then these two players should be made part of the team as soon as possible.
Further Saba Kareem said that,
“Both these players should get a chance to play as much as possible. Both these players are seen fulfilling different needs for the team. Gaikwad is a strong option for Team India as a backup opener along with Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul.