Team India suffered a 1-2 loss in the three-match ODI series against Australia. Australia have already won the series by winning the first two ODIs and India won by 13 runs in the third match of the series on Wednesday. Hardik Pandya scored a knock of 92 and was named Man of the Match. After the match, Sanjay Manjrekar praised Pandya’s batting. “Pandya cannot play as a specialist batsman and that is why I will add Manish Pandey to his squad,” Manjrekar said before the ODI series.

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Manjrekar said, ‘I was a little confused when I was selected in a team based on IPL performance. I thought he was a good T20 batsman, but 50 overs is different. As a specialist batsman, Hardik Pandya proved he can play 50 overs and do it. India now have a specialist batsman at 6th place, what should they know, send them to the next batting order?

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He said, ‘It’s not T20 innings. India quickly lost wickets and they scored 30 runs in the first 30 balls. He has convinced me that he is the No. 6 specialist batsman. Whether he bowls now or not, India have got a batsman who can bat at No. 5, No. 6.