Hardik Pandya has his “thinking cap on” this season, in keeping with the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, who feels the Gujarat Titans skipper is batting with self-discipline and making good use of discipline restrictions, which has raised his sport.
The star Baroda all-rounder has led the Gujarat Titans from the entrance, rescuing the group on a number of events along with his accountable knocks.
The all-rounder has contributed with the ball as effectively and is a crucial cog within the wheel for the Titans.
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Pandya had struggled to handle his bowling workload publish his again surgical procedure in 2019. His final look for India was towards Namibia within the T20 World Cup in Dubai on November 8 final 12 months.
“He didn’t play a lot of cricket before the IPL because he was trying to get fully fit with all the problems he had due to the injury,” Gavaskar advised ‘Star Sports’.
“(Now) Look on the self-discipline he’s displaying in his batting. He’s batting effectively within the powerplay and making full use of the sphere restrictions, he’s doing exceedingly effectively within the discipline.
“So basically, that thinking cap is on; and once that happens your game just goes up,” added Gavaskar, a former India captain.”
Former India batter Aakash Chopra mentioned Pandya has learnt the fitting classes from his “mentor” Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
“I think Hardik obviously treats him (MS Dhoni) as his mentor, he’s very close to MS. The number at which he bats and the role that he plays, nobody has played it better than Dhoni in the history of white-ball cricket,” Chopra mentioned.
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“He’s learnt the right lessons from MS. When we are in the company of greatness, we try and take little pieces and it shapes our lives. And that’s what we are seeing with Hardik,” added Chopra.
Former India pacer Irfan Pathan too lauded Pandya for his accountable knocks.
“This is a new Hardik Pandya. This is a better version of him. It was nice to see the situations in which he has played this season. The good thing about Hardik is that he is batting responsibly at No. 4,” mentioned Pathan.
“Whether it is team India or Gujarat Titans, Hardik is the most suited batsman at number four. This is because he can take the responsibility,” signed off Pathan.
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