Virat Kohli is missing Hardik Pandya, wants him back in the team for this reason

Indian captain Virat Kohli is missing his teammate Hardik Pandya and wants him back in the team. The Indian all-rounder was suspended from playing cricket after his sexist comment on women went viral from a TV show.

Virat Kohli stressed on India’s compulsion to play a third pacer and played Vijay Shankar, because if an all-rounder can chip in with few overs of seam up, then you don’t necessarily need a guy bowling 140kmph as the third bowler along with the two fast bowlers.

Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul were sent home mid-tour from Australia after the controversy broke out in media. KL Rahul played two Tests but gave a poor streak of performances while Hardik Pandya didn’t play any game.

The Virat Kohli-led ODI team won their first ever bilateral series in Australia by 2-1 on January 18. Earlier this month, India also became the first Asian team to win a Test series on Australian soil, India won the series by 2-1 and this was their first win in Australia in their 71 year of cricket history.

India will now play New Zealand in a five-match ODI series and a three-match T20I series starting from January 23.