Hardik Pandya will bring leadership element to T20 WC, believes Graeme Smith

Former South African captain Graeme Smith believes that Hardik Pandya will be a part of India' Playing XI in T20 World Cup and will bring his leadership element to the tournament.

Smith told cricket.com that he thinks that Pandya will walk into the playing XI for T20 WC but he has still work to do on his bowling.

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Notably, Gujarat Titans skipper Pandya was the highest run scorer for his team in this year's IPL with 487 runs and he also took 8 wickets.

As a result, Pandya made his India return in the ongoing T20I series against South Africa and was also appointed the skipper for the 2-match T20I series against Ireland starting at the end of this month.