India’s head coach Ravi Shastri feels that all-rounder Hardik Pandya has the ability to clear any cricket ground in the world with his power strokes.

Pandya was the biggest positive for Team India after the recently concluded ODI series against Australia which ended in India’s favor. As per the reports in Indian Express, talking about him, Shastri said, “He (Hardik) is a dangerous guy. He can be a floater in the batting order — tremendous striker of the ball, especially when he hits spinners. I have not seen too many players strike against spinners like that. Yuvraj Singh in his heyday may be. This guy can clear any ground in the world, be it the second ball, the third ball. It’s the exuberance of youth.”

India thrashed Australia by 4-1 in the series and moved up to numero uno position in the ICC ODI Rankings. Speaking about the same, Shastri said, “If you have got to be a good team, you have to be relentless. You have got to repeat what you did on Tuesday on Friday, and then on Sunday, and then on Tuesday again. We saved the best batting for the last. “

Apart from the praise the team for the win, Shastri also acknowledged that there is still room for improvement especially in the fielding department. he said, “We have to raise the bar in fielding. We need to seize the initiative in an even bigger way in certain situations. One player when he gets into 60’s and 70’s, should convert and that’s what Rohit did.”