Team India is going with one fast bowler short . MSK Prasad is very correct .
If Hardik Pandya is not bowling , Team India is one pace blower short or you may need to select Shardul Thakur in playing eleven .
But Hardik Pandya cannot be selected as a pure batsman only , as there are better specialist batsman than him sitting on the bench such as Shreyas Iyer , Sanju Samson , Rayudu etc .
MSK Prasad should avoid being critical of the team selection.Its not worth committing himself as a person trying to influence the team selectiion by being critical.
