After watching the 2 intently, Gujarat Titans spinner R Sai Kishore believes that his workforce captain Hardik Pandya is similar to the legendary MS Dhoni when it comes to management. Sai Kishore, earlier than becoming a member of Gujarat Titans, was with CSK for a number of years.
“Hardik and Mahi bhai (MS Dhoni) are very similar in the way they handle things, they both are very calm,” Sai Kishore instructed the media throughout a digital interplay session on Friday.
“One factor I actually admire about Hardik is his capability to deal with success and failure equally – that’s one thing very distinctive about him. He is a balanced individual and it really works (for him) is,” he mentioned.
The 28-year-old mentioned that Gujarat Titans, who gained the IPL of their debut season final 12 months, might want to replicate their efficiency from final season to achieve success.
“The tag of being the defending champions is as much as us whether or not to take it or not. We performed properly final 12 months and that is why we gained. I believe if we will do that then this tag won’t matter a lot.
Sai Kishore mentioned the brand new rule of getting ‘affect gamers’ within the IPL would make it extra manageable than within the home circuit.
“It’s just like the super-sub rule the place we will use both the bowler or the batsman. It’s mainly like enjoying with 12 males. We have already performed with this (rule) in home (cricket). The solely The change is that we will use it until the twentieth over, at dwelling it was restricted to the 14th over, it ought to be loads simpler to deal with within the twentieth over.
The left-arm spinner from Tamil Nadu mentioned that he’s eyeing a spot within the Indian workforce by means of sturdy performances within the IPL.
“Yes, there are a lot of left-arm spinners in India and this (IPL) is a great opportunity but I want to stay here in the present and do well for Gujarat,” he mentioned. In the final 5 years, my skill-set has grown and I need to enhance upon it. If it occurs that I do properly in IPL, then I’ll play for India.
However, Sai Kishore admitted that he wants to enhance his batting to interrupt into the nationwide rankings.
“It is a piece in progress. I’ve completed properly in home (cricket) as properly. I do know the areas I’m good at and the areas I must work on. I’m placing in hours on my batting and fielding. I’m making an attempt
“In IPL and better you go, you need to bat on the high. In Tamil Nadu, I’ve had the privilege of batting on the high in a number of matches. Death overs batting requires extra effort and focus. I’m in search of a sample or a system to attain fast runs which I’m engaged on.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
