India vs Australia 2017, 2nd ODI: Hits and Misses

#6 Miss: Manish Pandey

It is important for the man to step up in the remainder of the series

With scores of 0 and 3 in the first two games, right-handed batsman Manish Pandey is off to a nightmarish start in the series. He played 13 deliveries for the 3 runs that he scored in Kolkata yesterday, before perishing to the left-arm orthodox spin of Ashton Agar.

After getting a chance in the playing XI in India's tour of Sri Lanka last month, Pandey justified his selection with some swashbuckling performances. However, he has not been able to replicate the same in the Australia series.

It is important for the man to step up in the remainder of the series, as his spot in the side is still not permanent. Players like KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina and even Ajinkya Rahane are waiting in the wings to grab onto the same.

He has to make sure that he retains his place in the side with consistent performances and makes a statement before Kohli and MSK Prasad the to make it to the playing XI for the ICC World Cup in England in 2019.

6. Manish Pandey shouldn't be put under undue pressure.He should be given an extended run in the ODIs.#INDvAUS #AUSIND

— Sukhinder Anand (@AnandSukhinder) September 21, 2017