India's balance not the same without injured Pandya against NZ

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India may not have the same balance they had in their first four World Cup games due to Hardik Pandya's injury but it gives the hosts a chance to experiment with a different combination against New Zealand, coach Rahul Dravid said on Saturday.

All-rounder Pandya, who has taken five wickets in the tournament, will miss Sunday's game in Dharamshala after injuring his ankle in their seven-wicket win over Bangladesh.

"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." "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."In some cases, there is Ashwin who has obviously been sitting out, who has great quality as well. So there are two or three combinations we could consider till Hardik gets back."

"There is nothing to hide in this. We are in Dharamshala, the temperature is cold so there will definitely be dew," Dravid said.

 

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