“Made a Big Difference In My Life: Hardik Pandya Credits Ex-India Star For His Rise As ‘Captain’

There has been no trying again for Hardik Pandya since he led Gujarat Titans to an IPL triumph of their maiden look final 12 months, and the brand new Indian T20I skipper credit his franchise coach Ashish Nehra for making “a big difference” to his captaincy. Coming again from a protracted damage layoff, the premier all-rounder was made the Gujarat skipper in a daring transfer by the first-timers. But Pandya, who had led solely as soon as at senior degree in a tour recreation in opposition to Australia, proved his detractors unsuitable and led by instance.

“What has been very important from Gujarat point of view is the kind of coach I worked with. Ashish Nehra made a big difference in my life, because of our mindsets. We might be two different personalities, but we have very similar cricketing thoughts,” Pandya mentioned after main India to a 2-1 collection win over Sri Lanka right here on Saturday.

“Because I was with him, it added value to my captaincy. It helped me to get exactly what I know. It was just about getting that assurance, once I got that… the awareness of this game I always knew. It was all about knowing and backing what I knew already. It has definitely helped me,” he added.

Before the house collection in opposition to Sri Lanka, the Indian selectors overhauled the facet after the Rohit Sharma-led workforce did not win the T20I World Cup in Australia, dropping to eventual champions England within the semifinal.

Prior to this collection, Pandya had led India’s T20I facet at any time when Rohit was unavailable.

“I’ve never led in junior cricket as well. When I was under-16 I led Baroda. After that everyone thought that I should focus on my game. Since then, I’ve not led (a side),” Pandya added.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is revealed from a syndicated feed.)

Featured Video Of The Day

Arshdeep Has A Technical Flaw: Saba Karim, Former Indian Cricketer