The pandemic spread of the Covid-19 virus has brought the world down to a standstill. With no cricket going around and everyone in isolation for personal safety, many players and coaches are seen spending the free time on social media. Former Australian leg-spinner Brad Hogg is no different as he decided to do a Q&A session on Twitter. The former spinner was asked to have his say on the best allrounder in the world right now as he decided to pick a World XI.
One avid cricket fan asked the former Australia spinner to pick one out of Ithe 2 all-rounders in Hardik Pandya or Ben Strokes.
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@Brad_Hogg Who is better as an All-rounder, Hardik Pandya or Ben Stokes??
— Kaustav Dasgupta 🇮🇳 (@KDasgupta_18) March 23, 2020
The former Australia chinaman bowler was quick in responding to the posted question and shared his thoughts on why he believes that Ben Stokes is a better all-rounder than Hardik Pandya.
I have to go with the Englishman on this one. Hardik has huge potential, but hasn't played enough international cricket to challenge Stokes as the all rounder of my world XI. https://t.co/8u0jpfc7Dv
— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg) March 24, 2020
“I have to go with the Englishman on this one. Hardik has huge potential, but hasn’t played enough international cricket to challenge Stokes as the all-rounder of my World XI,” Brad Hogg replied.
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The 26-year-old returned to the national team after recovering from a back injury that kept him away for five months. Hardik was a part of he 15 men Indian squad that was all scheduled to play the 3 match ODI series against the Proteas. The first ODI in Dharamshala was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rains. Later on, BCCI decided to cancel the whole series in the wake of the pandemic spread of the Corona Virus.
The all-rounder was named in India’s 15-man squad for the One-Day International series against South Africa. The first match of the series was washed out due to rain in Dharamsala while the rest of the series was called off due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The outbreak of CoronaVirus has forced the Board of Control for Cricket in India to reschedule the 13th season of the Indian Premier League from 29th March to April 15. Many other major sporting events like the Olympics 2020, UEFA Champions League ATP tournaments, etc have also been postponed or canceled because of the same.
