India chief coach Anil Kumble felt that this is Pandey’s reward for “taking less time in the middle to settle down”. Talking about having flexibility in the batting order, Kumble talked about injuries to openers KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan that had opened the doors for Ajinkya Rahane to take up the responsibly of playing at the top of the order. You will probably see a different batting order depending on different situations,” Kumble hinted at experimenting with young Hardik Pandya for the finisher’s job. He maintained that the mood in the camp, despite the Test series whitewash, was still upbeat despite failing to register a single victory so far. “Obviously, It’s been a tough learning experience in Test series.

Source: dna October 20, 2016 02:12 UTC