The eminent all-rounder, who has been designated because the vice-captain of the squad heading to the World Cup, has been entrusted with management duties throughout completely different ranges.
Pandya not too long ago took cost of the Indian workforce in the course of the second and third ODIs towards West Indies within the absence of Rohit, who was rested.
Moreover, Pandya serves because the captain for the workforce within the shortest format of the sport.
“His kind will probably be essential to us. He is a man who does each the issues (batting and bowling), and that is necessary.
“Within the final yr or so he has give you the bat and his bowling has been good too. That is necessary for us,” mentioned Rohit after chief selector Ajit Agarkar named a 15-member squad for the mega occasion in India.
Rohit was additionally happy with Pandya after the latter made a composed fifty in India’s Asia Cup opener towards Pakistan on Saturday right here.
Pandya and Kishan constructed a century stand to rescue India from a precarious 66 for four and carried the workforce to 266 in a rain-marred match.
“You noticed the standard within the final recreation towards Pakistan. Ishan and Hardik put their arms up and scored nicely. Clearly, with bowling too he is nice. He has bowled nicely within the final yr and a half for us.
“The best way he batted within the final recreation confirmed that he has a really mature head on his shoulders. These are good indicators for us,” mentioned Rohit.
Rohit has not forgotten that India’s report within the multi-nation tournaments is lower than the scratch in the previous couple of years with the final ICC trophy coming means again in 2013.
However he hoped that the ODI format will give his facet a little bit of respiration house and an opportunity to comeback even when the beginning goes awry.
“The 50-over format is completely different, particularly the place you play 9 league video games and semifinals and finals — 11 video games. There’s at all times probability so that you can make a comeback.
“The format provides you extra time to consider technique and what you are going to execute as a workforce. You could have lesser time in T20 format. Sure, the ODIs does provide you with somewhat extra respiration house,” mentioned Rohit.
Rohit additionally expressed satisfaction in regards to the chosen 15 for the World Cup and termed it a superbly balanced facet.
“We’re completely satisfied. That is the most effective we are able to do with stability and depth. We now have three all-rounders within the workforce, four bowlers and 6 batters.
“We now have considered it so much and named this squad. That is the most effective mixture for us,” he added.
India will play Pakistan in a highly-anticipated World Cup match in Ahmedabad on October 14, however Rohit mentioned the gamers should not pondering overtly in regards to the recreation.
“We do not care about what is claimed exterior. All of the boys are professionals they usually have seen all this. It would not make an enormous distinction,” mentioned Rohit.
(With PTI Inputs)