hardik pandya As a youngster in 2015, he burst onto the Indian cricket scene after impressive performances for Mumbai Indians. Pandya is a multiple-time IPL champion, winning four titles with Mumbai and then leading Gujarat Titans to their maiden title in his debut season. Last year. Expectations will be high from the 29-year-old all-rounder to continue as soon as he takes the field as the defending champions. In an episode of Insider Preview, IPL experts discuss the flamboyant all-rounder and his team’s prospects – Hardik Pandya on JioCinema.
Anil Kumble Commented on Pandya’s incredible abilities as an all-rounder on the pitch as well as a captain, saying, “For a fast bowler to bowl at that pace and then come in and bat in any situation, we saw that with Mumbai Indians He played the finisher’s role but last year we saw a different Hardik Pandya, the captain played a different role for Gujarat. In that sense, he is the complete package that you would expect from a player.
zaheer khanA cricket expert, praised Pandya’s versatility. He said, ‘If you talk about an impact player, Hardik is the ideal impact player. The situation in which he bats at number five or six, it is not easy, especially in this format where you have to use the last three or four overs. Bats at a particular strike rate while facing ten to twelve balls. This is his specialty. His arm speed is exceptional and for a batsman to have that arm speed and grip on the ball, very few players can actually do that. Even when bowling, he can do that, he can bowl at any phase, he is a bowler at every phase which is a quality.”
Pandya entered a new phase of his career last season as the captain of Gujarat Titans. Zaheer Khan praised Pandya’s ability to be an intelligent captain who takes advice from the experience around him, as seen in his relationship with the head coach. Ashish Nehra, “If you look at the last IPL, we saw that Hardik had never captained before. It was also an advantage for Ashish Nehra because when you haven’t been a captain before, you want to learn the most about That’s it.” Why the partnership of Nehra and Pandya emerged as the No.1 pair last season,” Khan said.
Anil Kumble looked at the important aspects of captaincy that Pandya has learned from Dhoni. “He reads the game really well like MS Dhoni. You can see the way he bats and bowls and also manages his bowling resources,” Kumble said.
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