Hardik Pandya struck gold in his debut season as captain within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, he then led India to a 2-0 collection win towards Ireland, and now on Sunday within the absence of normal captain Rohit Sharma, he led India to a thumping 88-run win on the again of an outstanding efficiency by their spinners in Lauderhill, Florida on to finish a 4-1 collection win.
In the post-match presentation, Hardik, who led the Gujarat Titans to the IPL title within the facet’s and his debut season earlier this 12 months, admits that he’s open to the full-time captaincy position.
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“Yeah, why not? “If given a chance, I’ll be more than happy to do it. But for now, we have a World Cup coming, it’s about getting better as a team,” stated the 28-year-old.
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A couple of months again, not many had backed him as a captain, there was even some mocking, however he led Gujarat Titans with talent, ardour, and a cool head.
In a media interplay forward of the IPL public sale in February, Pandya had spoken about how he desires to create his personal legacy on his personal phrases at a brand new franchise.
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“From Virat, I’ll choose his aggression and keenness, his power which is large to be sincere. From Mahi bhai I’ll choose the composure, the calmness, remaining the identical in each scenario, and making an attempt to see what new issues one can add. From Rohit, I’d choose that he lets the participant determine what he desires to do,” Pandya had stated then.
It sounded too cliched and an excessive amount of of a stretch coming from somebody who, by his personal admission, had led solely at Under-16 degree. But captaining the Gujarat Titans to the IPL title of their debut season, main India to a 2-0 T20I collection win towards Ireland in June, and now stepping up for Rohit Sharma towards West Indies isn’t any joke.
India have used seven captains throughout the three codecs this 12 months and with Rohit Sharma’s drawback with damage and his age, Hardik Pandya may grow to be a greater bait to guide India at the very least within the white ball format.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
