Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has stated that Gujarat Titans’ captain Hardik reminds him of India’s all-format captain Rohit Sharma. Pandya has been main the Titans brilliantly because the group has emerged to be a powerhouse within the IPL 2022.
Gavaskar believes the captaincy is having an analogous impact on Pandya because it did on Rohit when the latter was named captain in 2013. Rohit has developed as a batter and as a pacesetter on account of his elevated duties and led Mumbai Indians to a title 5 occasions within the IPL.
“What I see with Hardik is strictly what occurred to Rohit Sharma when he first bought the captaincy of Mumbai Indians halfway via the season (in IPL 2013). All of a sudden (we noticed) Rohit Sharma from enjoying these pretty cameos of the 40s, 50s, and 60s now staying proper until the top and taking accountability. His shot alternatives turned a lot better (together with his captaincy),” Gavaskar stated on the present Cricket Stay on Star Sports activities.
“Equally, you’ll be able to see that occuring with Hardik, his shot choice is completely terrific. In fact, he’s an impressive fielder and (that was the case with) Rohit Sharma, he was an excellent fielder within the covers and close-in as effectively (in these days). So Pandya is displaying these qualities too and that’s why Gujarat Titans are doing so effectively,” he added.
Hardik Pandya has made his bat communicate within the sport as he has 305 runs from the seven innings that he has performed thus far, at a median of whopping 61.00 and a strike charge of 137.39. Pandya made a comeback as an all-rounder for the Titans and has additionally promoted himself up the batting order. With the Mumbai Indians, he was part of the middle-order and used to present the ending touches. As a part of the Titans’ setup, Pandya has emerged as a prolific top-order batter and has performed many important knocks for his group to this point.
