Oct 21 (Reuters) – India might not have the identical steadiness that they had of their first 4 World Cup video games on account of Hardik Pandya’s damage however it offers the hosts an opportunity to experiment with a unique mixture in opposition to New Zealand, coach Rahul Dravid stated on Saturday.

All-rounder Pandya, who has taken 5 wickets within the event, will miss Sunday’s sport in Dharamshala after injuring his ankle of their seven-wicket win over Bangladesh.

“He is an important all-rounder so he helps us balance our squad out really well. But he is going to be missing this game, so we will have to work around that and see what is the best combination,” Dravid advised reporters.

“We’ve got to work with the 14 that we’ve got… We will have to see what works best for these conditions and these wickets. But yeah, probably might not have the kind of balance that we used in the first four games.”

Dravid stated India had been “pretty clear” on their taking part in 11 for Sunday after they tackle desk toppers New Zealand however stored his playing cards near his chest on the ultimate lineup.

“Hardik being one of those four seamers, we’ll just have to see with the combination we can go with. We certainly can go with the three fast bowlers or the three spinners,” Dravid added.

“With that sort of mixture, we nonetheless might play him and play Ash (Ravichandran Ashwin) and transfer (Ravindra) Jadeja up.

“In some instances, there’s Ashwin who has clearly been sitting out, who has nice high quality as properly. So there are two or three mixtures we might think about until Hardik will get again.”

A key consider Dharamshala could possibly be the toss with the chilly temperatures within the foothills of the Himalayas resulting in an earlier onset of dew within the outfield.

“There is nothing to cover on this. We are in Dharamshala, the temperature is chilly so there will certainly be dew,” Dravid stated.

“But you’ll be able to’t assume a lot about it. Of course, you can also make techniques and methods in response to that, however you haven’t any assure that you’ll win the toss. So it’s important to plan for each.

“If you have to bowl in dew, then you have to make a few more runs. You have to play positively and give yourself a cushion.”

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