honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
I honestly think we should play both Jaddu and Ashwin with our 3 first choice seamers if Hardik is not fit. The 6th batsman does not often do better than a Jaddu or Ash would, with the bat. And I really think their effectivity will be better if we had both of them instead of just one to tie things up.
Lets face it. Finger spinners are always gonna be hit out at some point when playing in Australia. We have smashed Lyon there as well and its only the better pace back up that helps him get wickets. So we know whoever plays will get hit out of the park a few spells but if you have the other as another fall back option, it might help keep the seamers fresh enough.
Of course, if we have a fit Hardik then we can always play Jaddu ahead of Ash and let Pant bat 6, Hardik bat 7 with a view of giving him few more overs and Jaddu can bat 8.
Lets face it. Finger spinners are always gonna be hit out at some point when playing in Australia. We have smashed Lyon there as well and its only the better pace back up that helps him get wickets. So we know whoever plays will get hit out of the park a few spells but if you have the other as another fall back option, it might help keep the seamers fresh enough.
Of course, if we have a fit Hardik then we can always play Jaddu ahead of Ash and let Pant bat 6, Hardik bat 7 with a view of giving him few more overs and Jaddu can bat 8.