When former India opener and selector Kris Srikkanth stated that Hardik Pandya reminded him of Kapil Dev, Hardik Pandya stated, “He [Kapil Dev] Is the largest!”
In a post-match pleasant dialog on Star Sports, Srikkanth begins his remarks by saying, “I am not comparing Kapil Dev and you; just talking about the impact”. Great. Thank you sir!”
Moments earlier, provoked by Srikanth, Pandya would use a Tamil slang: “Artist machan! (You rock mate!) Immediately, Srikanth replied, “Ni daan da kalkara (Its superb what you might be doing!) I’m a giant fan of you!”
A couple of months again, on an SG podcast, Pandya whereas speaking about Kapil’s comparability stated that he has not achieved even 5% as in comparison with Kapil.
“I’ve denied it (examine with Kapil Dev) very respectfully, as I do not suppose I’m near him. I’ve at all times talked about what he did and the period during which he did, that even when I’ve achieved 5 p.c of what I’ve performed… I nonetheless have not achieved that 5 p.c. So for me, it’s the job of individuals and pundits to make comparisons,” Hardik stated on the SG podcast.
Every week earlier than the T20 World Cup, Kapil spoke about Pandya’s affect and comparisons with him. “Even in our days, we had a whole lot of all-rounders within the India crew. Even in our days we had idols and we used to comply with them. It is nice that younger cricketers are setting new benchmarks. This is an excellent signal for a crew and I imagine everybody ought to preserve working onerous to set extra benchmarks.”
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
