The BCCI selection committee picked a 20-member squad for India's four-month long tour of England starting next month. "I have a feeling that they actually asked him not to bowl so that he can play the Test series against England. Maybe they’re preserving him for the WTC final and England Test series. No way he can find a place as a pure batsman, when you have Vihari and the other middle-order guys in the squad," Prasad told SportsKeeda. The last time India played a Test series in England, Pandya picked up a five-wicket-haul and Prasad mentioned India would require something similar from the all-rounder.

Source: Hindustan Times May 07, 2021 12:11 UTC