Discarded Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan gave his views over the emerging talents of the nation and praised sensational all-rounder Hardik Pandya. Pathan believes his bowling is a big plus for Team India and it will help the country in near coming future.

“I really believe his bowling is going to take him a long way. His career depends upon how well he bowls. While he bowls the short delivery well, he needs to bowl at the right length,” he quoted to ESPN Cricinfo.

In the process, Pathan also praised Pandya’s hard-hitting ability and hoped for longer innings from him. “He has the ability to play big shots. Over the time, I expect him to play longer innings. That’s going to be important for him in the longer run,” the southpaw added.

Meanwhile, the Baroda cricket gave his thoughts over limited-over cricket star Jasprit Bumrah and says that he will not take risk with him in the Test cricket.

“I don’t want to risk him in tests. He is someone who has conquered limited overs cricket. Today scoring 8 runs from 6 balls is easy for a batsman. But if the bowler is Bumrah, it is not. If you play him in all formats, it would be difficult for him to survive with that action for a long time period. However, if his workload can be managed and he’s considered only for the important tours, then it’s fine,” Pathan concluded.

The 33-year-old is, currently, not featuring in the Ranji Trophy after Baroda team selectors sacked him from the squad despite giving him the reins for the season. In response, he took Twitter to condemn the management with his sarcasm.