SWOT analysis of the Indian squad for the Nidahas Trophy

#2 Weakness

Semi Final 1 - ICC Under 19 World Cup — The management may be prompted to test Rishabh Pant as the finisher in the Nidahas trophy

The only weakness in the Indian squad for the Nidahas trophy is the lack of depth in middle order. T20 cricket requires a player to bat aggressively towards the end of an innings. It will be interesting to see as to which player the Indian team will identify as the batsman who can be the game changer in the series and can play the role of a finisher.

With the likes of M.S. Dhoni and Hardik Pandya being rested, the onus will be on all-rounders like Deepak Hooda and Vijay Shankar to provide the finishing touches to the innings. Hooda and Shankar both are yet to make their debut at the international level. Hence it will not be easy for them to immediately play the role of a finisher in international cricket.

It will be interesting to see if the management decides to rope in Pant for the role of a finisher as he is an aggressive batsman and with no vacancy in the top order, Pant might just be the perfect batsman to fit into the role of a finisher for India in the Nidahas trophy.

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