Vimal Kumar sports@ mid- day. com HAMILTON: Former India all- rounder Irfan Pathan believes that one of the biggest positives for Team India in their T20I whitewash of New Zealand here is the emergence of Shardul Thakur as a reliable death bowler.
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Right from seniors like [ Mohammed] Shami to the junior- most [ Navdeep] Saini gelled,u201d Pathan, 35, who is here on TV commentary duty, told mid- day recently.
u201c Indiau2019s bench strength is amazing now and credit must be given to the selectors as well as the team management.
Asked to predict the scoreline of the ODI series, Pathan had no doubts that the hosts would struggle to win even one ODI. u201c I expect a similar whitewash in the ODI series though I feel that the Test matches will be a bit more competitive.
In white- ball cricket, I donu2019t think the hosts have enough resources to challenge India,u201d he concluded.
If India are without Rohit, then New Zealand too have lost their most influential player, Kane Williamson due to injury, meaning Pathanu2019s prediction could well come true.
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