‘Indian cricket needs to stop giving preferences to individuals,’ ; Irfan Pathan launches tirade against Hardik Pandya

Former Indian all rounder Irfan Pathan who has been critical of Hardik Panya’s approach to captaincy for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024 has now opined that he’s prioritised more than he should by the BCCI. “What I feel about Hardik Pandya is that Indian cricket needs to make it clear that they should not give him that much priority as they have given him so far, because we still haven't won the World Cup. And if you think you are a primary all-rounder, you need to make that kind of an impact at the international level. As far as the all-rounder is concerned, he hasn't made that impact at the international level, we are only thinking about the potential. We are getting confused between the IPL performances and the international performances. That's a big difference,” Irfan Pathan said during an interaction in the Star Sports Press Room Show. 

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He also pointed out the lack of consistency of Hardik Pandya in terms of being available for selection. “First of all, he needs to play throughout the full year. He cannot pick and choose. Indian cricket needs to stop doing that. Stop giving preferences to individuals, if you do that, you will not be winning major tournaments. What Australia has been doing for many years is that they are actually preferring the team game. Making everyone a superstar. Not one superstar, everybody is a superstar in the squad. If you don't do that, you will not win big tournaments,” Pathan added.