The paucity of pace-bowling all-rounders in Indian cricket played a role in Hardik Pandya being fast-tracked into the senior team but he deserves credit for making the most of his rare talent, says former captain and under-19 coach Rahul Dravid.
Dravid said having fast bowling all-rounders was always a luxury for the Indian team and Pandya has grabbed the opportunity with both hands.
The 24-year-old Pandya, with his big-hitting ability down the order and effective medium-fast bowling, has become a regular feature in India's shorter format teams.
Since making his debut at the beginning of 2016, Pandya has played 32 ODIs and 27 T20 matches and has taken 35 and 23 wickets respectively apart from carrying out some useful knocks.
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