BRISBANE: ‘They’re taking this game to a new level’: Hogg’s huge prediction for India

BRISBANE: ‘They’re taking this game to a new level’: Hogg’s huge prediction for India

BRISBANE: India vs England: Brad Hogg has
made a huge prediction regarding Indian cricket and backed it to become a powerhouse
of world cricket in the next 10 years.

Brad Hogg
has made a huge prediction regarding Indian cricket and backed it to become a
powerhouse of world cricket in the next 10 years. Hogg, the former Australia
wrist spinner, sees a lot of potential in the youth of Indian cricket and feels
the management needs to change the outlook of the team after the T20 World Cup
later this year. The likes of Rishabh Pant and Ishan Kishan have really
impressed Hogg, with the 50-year-old believing the sooner India depend more on
youth, the quicker will they go on and dominate world cricket.

“I
am loving this lively Indian team. I think after the T20 World Cup later this
year, they should make a few more changes. Add a bit of depth with a bit of
youth, because they are taking this game to a new level, taking Indian cricket
to a new level in all formats. Indian cricket is going to be the powerhouse
over the next decade,” Hogg said on his YouTube channel.

Highly
impressed by what he’s seen of Ishan in his debut India game, the former
Australia spinner reckons he should open the batting along with the returning
Rohit Sharma for the third T20I against England on Tuesday. After KL Rahul
managed scores of 1 off 4 and 0 off 6 in the first two matches, Hogg feels that
if Kishan can make more significant contributions in the coming games, he can
make a strong case for himself as India’s T20 opener.

“I
think they’ve got to stick with Ishan Kishan. He is young, he is explosive,
he’s got a good strike-rate, he takes on the quick bowlers and spinners as
well. He takes the pressure of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma as we heard Kohli
say in the press conference. Rahul is out of form. Ishan Kishan, this is his
opportunity to take and he’s got two games at least to take the opening spot away
from Dhawan and Rahul and make it his own,” Hogg added.

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