The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 has witnessed a totally new model of all-rounder Hardik Pandya. Prior to the match, the followers and consultants fretted over his kind as he wasn’t common on the sphere resulting from a again damage. But the 28-year-old underwent a rehabilitation program on the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru and made an impactful comeback.
In the IPL 2022, he’s not solely bowling a full quota of 4 overs however has additionally been batting confidently. In the earlier encounter towards the Sunrisers Hyderabad, he was promoted up within the order and scored an unbeaten half-century whereas batting at no. 4.
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A change in batting place may need acquired Pandya an excellent quantity of runs however his strike charge dropped to 122.61 whereas his workforce Gujarat Titans suffered its first loss within the match.
Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has opined that Pandya could have moved up on the line-up to tackle extra duty however his supreme function can be that of a finisher. Speaking with Sportskeeda, he stated,
“Hardik Pandya has decided to give himself more time at the crease this season. His role was different for Mumbai and for India and that’s why he scored just 1500 runs in 98-99 IPL games. He is aiming to score at least 400-500 runs this season. But I don’t feel that’s his role. His role is of a finisher who bats in the last five overs.”
Kaif additional highlighted the wrestle of wicketkeeper-batter Matthew Wade who hasn’t been amongst runs. The cricketer-turned-commentator reckoned that it’s time for Gujarat to provide a possibility to Wriddhiman Saha within the taking part in XI.
“They can replace Wade with either Saha of Gurbaz, who has great T20 numbers. You generally don’t change the team and back a player when you’re winning. But when you lose a game because of your batting, it’s certain that there will be a change,” Kaif stated.
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Speaking concerning the general efficiency of GT to date within the match, Kafi stated, “Very happy with the way Gujarat have performed so far. Hardik Pandya is captaining the team well and scoring runs. Shami and Ferguson are bowling well.”
“But Rajasthan is also playing really well and looking balanced in both batting and bowling. Buttler has already hit a hundred, and Hetmyer is in good form. They have Chahal, Boult, and Prasidh who are bowling well. This is a brilliant match,” he added.
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