IPL 2019: You will do special things in World Cup, says Yuvraj to Pandya

Hardik Pandya has been in the form of his life and veteran left hand batsman Yuvraj Singh is expecting "special performances" from all-rounder Hardik Pandya in the upcoming World Cup 2019

Veteran left hand batsman Yuvraj Singh is expecting "special performances" from all-rounder Hardik Pandya in the upcoming World Cup 2019, scheduled to take place in UK from May 30. Pandya has been in great form in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2019 and his Mumbai teammate Yuvraj Singh hopes that he continues with his exceptional form in the 50-over mega event. "I was actually having this conversation with him (Hardik) yesterday where I told him that 'you have a great chance of performing really well with the ball and bat', the kind of form he is in at the moment. "Definitely, the way he is batting at the moment, it is phenomenal and I hope he carries that form (into the World Cup). He has been bowling well in patches but as I said it is all about how you handle the pressure," said Yuvraj. Yuvraj said that Pandya’s 91 against the Kolkata Knight Riders was the best IPL innings he has seen. "It is probably the best shape as a batsman to get in. I have been watching since the practice games, he was hitting the ball really well. I had told him 'it is going to be a special tournament for you, the way you are hitting the ball'," said the southpaw. "Over the years, as an experienced player you know if someone is hitting the ball well, he is in great shape. He got 91 from 34 balls against KKR, probably that is the best innings I have seen in the IPL just because he hit four quality bowlers he was batting against. "When you are doing that, you know that someone is batting very well," added Yuvraj, who is known for hitting six sixes in the 2007 edition of WorldT20 in South Africa. Chief selector MSK Prasad, during the World Cup squad announcement, stated that Vijay Shankar would bat at number 4.  But there is still no clarity about who will bat at  four and asked about it, Yuvraj gave a guarded reply. "That question you need to ask the selectors, not me. All I can say is that No 4 is a very important position and I am sure they have selected the team thinking about the whole competition. We have to find who is batting at No 4, I am sure there are a couple of options, we just have to wait and watch,” said Yuvraj.