GT coach hails Hardik Pandya for performing with nice maturity and understanding in IPL 2022: Gujarat Titans (GT), one of many two debutant sides within the Tata Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, have impressed everybody with their constant crew efficiency within the ongoing event. Titans presently sit atop the factors desk with 5 wins underneath their belt in six outings within the IPL 2022.
Unfit Hardik Pandya was made the skipper of Gujarat Titans, which actually attracted heavy criticism for the franchise, nonetheless, the cricketer has been giving befitting replies to all those that mocked him throughout his restoration interval.
Heaping praises on skipper Hardik Pandya, GT batting coach Gary Kirsten reckons that the cricketer has absolute readability within the totally different roles he’s taking part in for Gujarat.
Kirsten, who led crew India to the 2011 ODI World Cup win underneath MS Dhoni, additionally lauded the all-rounder for his understanding and abilities to play the sport.
“We’ve had a number of conversations, but, you know, the coaching conversations are mostly not about me giving him directions. It is more about me helping him understand what he wants to achieve with his batting. He has got some good clarity in that space. He realised that he’s going to play a very different role in this team as a batsman, compared to what he has done in his previous franchise,” Kirsten advised the Indian Express.
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Hardik isn’t one-dimensional participant:
Notably, Hardik had a really totally different position when he was with Mumbai Indians, previous to 2022. The all-rounder was extensively used as a dying ball-striker to complete the sport along with his muscle energy, nonetheless, now in Gujarat Titans (GT), Hardik has been donning totally different hats for various conditions.
The Baroda batter has come to bat when Gujarat require a strong partnership to rebuild the innings after two fast dismissals. He has additionally completed the sport along with his clear hanging following a formidable rating from the highest order batters.
Kirsten says Hardik isn’t a one-dimensional participant and that’s a really harmful reality about him. He can rotate the strike very successfully and might hit the ball out of the park as effectively.
“He has absolutely thrived in that new role. I mean, he’s class. He’s a fantastic batter, he can play in a lot of different ways. He’s not one dimensional in his ball striking. He can rotate the strike and he can get the ball to the boundary. Those kinds of batters are very dangerous. They can do different things on a field. I think he’s played with great maturity and he has handled the pressure situations really well when he walked into bat with two down quickly. So, I have been nothing but impressed with that journey,” Kirsten added.
In the Tata IPL 2022 up to now, Hardik Pandya has scored 228 runs from 5 matches at a powerful strike charge of 136.52. Moreover, the all-rounder has picked 4 wickets.
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