India's chief coach Ravi Shastri, whose decision to elevate Hardik Pandya to number four in the batting order proved to be a master-stroke, reckons that the Baroda all-rounder has the ability to clear any ground in the world with his power-packed strokes. It was on Shastri's insistence that Pandya was promoted at No 4 in the third ODI in Indore, where he scored 78 in a winning cause. In the next game, he scored 41 albeit in a losing cause. Asked about the inspirational move, Shastri said:"He (Hardik) is a dangerous guy. He can be a floater in the batting order -- tremendous striker of the ball, especially when he hits spinners. I have not seen too many players strike against spinners like that. Yuvraj Singh in his hey days may be. This guy can clear any ground in the world, be it second ball, third ball. It's the exuberance of youth."

Indian cricket team members Hardik Pandya (3L), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2L), Kedar Jadhav (L) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3R) pose for a picture after winning the fifth one-day international cricket match against Australia at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on October 1, 2017. Pic/AFP