Sanjay Manjrekar hails Hardik Pandya for his super comeback after damage: Former Indian cricketer and famend commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has hailed Indian senior all-rounder Hardik Pandya for his sensible efficiency over the previous few months. Pandya, who made a comeback to cricket, months after a compelled damage break, is now a very modified man, mentioned Manjrekar.

Following Rishabh Pant’s elegant ton, all-rounder Hardik Pandya slammed his half-century within the ODI decider at Manchester in opposition to England on Sunday to propel crew India in the direction of a straightforward victory.

Team India clinched the ODI collection by 2-1 and Hardik Pandya performed a vital position in it. Pandya amassed 71 runs off 55 deliveries within the ultimate ODI in opposition to England and scalped 4 wickets. His match-winning performances earned him the Player of the Series award.

“Absolutely, Hardik Pandya is a completely changed guy. It was a wildcard that the franchise played. First of all, picking him as one of their first players, before that his fitness was a problem, his batting was an issue for the earlier franchise,” Manjrekar mentioned in a present on Sports 18 after ENGvIND third ODI.

Manjrekar additionally talked about how Gujarat Titans backed Hardik as considered one of their gun gamers within the just lately accomplished IPL 2022. Hardik Pandya was appointed Gujarat’s skipper within the debut season and the all-rounder utterly dominated the place and led his facet to a title win in his maiden stint.

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“Not only did they pick him, and back him as one of their marquee players they gave him the captaincy. Just the way the league turned out for him. Hardik Pandya is a changed man now, there’s a lot of maturity, responsibility and ambition as well. I see a sense of ambition coming into him. And once you have that, wanting to grow within Indian Cricket then there’s tremendous motivation. He’s also addressing himself in third person now. Hardik Pandya has arrived.”

“So, firstly with my bowling, you know post IPL. After every series I take maybe four or five days to train because that is refuelling for my fitness and just to get fresh. I like to play 100 per cent because then it gives me the opportunity to do all the things which I did today,” mentioned Hardik.

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