Hardik Pandya Gujarat Titans won the title in their first season KL Rahul, Shreyas IyerAnd Sanju Samson also did a commendable job leading their respective franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Rahul led the new entrants Lucknow Super Giants in his first season and Samson impressed with his captaincy to finish the season as runners-up to Rajasthan Royals.
“It’s great that we have so many Indian captains doing well. Hardik was one of them. Brilliant. KL did a good job in LSG and Sanju in RR, Shreyas in KKR,” Dravid told a press conference.
“It is really great to see young batsmen leading the team. It helps people to develop as players and lead teams to make decisions. It makes you grow as a person and a player. helps to be.
“It is very good from our point of view that young Indian players are leading well in the IPL,” he added.
India is set to take on South Africa in the five-match T20I series starting here on Thursday.
Several new faces have been named in the Indian squad, while the series also features Pandya and Dinesh Karthik, who return after illustrious IPL campaigns.
Pandya, who was battling a back injury and dropped from the team after the team’s disappointing group-round exit from the T20 World Cup last year, returned to competitive cricket in the IPL.
He was instrumental in the Titans’ success, contributing with bat and ball, something that the Indian team remembered fondly during last year’s World Cup.
“Really happy to have him back. Hardik is a brilliant cricketer with both bat and ball. He has been very successful in white-ball cricket and has had some good performances this IPL as well,” Dravid said. he said.
The former Indian cricketer was impressed with the Baroda player’s captaincy skills, saying that he is working on harnessing Pandya’s full potential for India.
“His leadership was very impressive in the IPL and he did well. You don’t need to be designated as a leader to be part of the leadership group.
“At the moment from our point of view it is positive that he has started bowling again. It is really about making sure that we can get the best out of him as a cricketer in terms of contribution.