IPL 2022, RR vs GT: After starring in Gujarat Titans’ table-topping win over Rajasthan Royals, skipper Hardik Pandya mentioned he was having fun with captaincy because it allowed him to take accountability and be the flag bearer.
Hardik Pandya shone with an all-round effort in GT’s win over RR on Thursday (Courtesy of BCCI/PII)
HIGHLIGHTSGujarat Titans’ captain Hardik Pandya mentioned he was having fun with captaincyHardik Pandya delivered a starring efficiency in GT’s table-topping winHardik additionally opened up on him strolling off the sector throughout RR’s chase
Captain Hardik Pandya was elated after starring in Gujarat Titans’ 37-run table-topping win over Rajasthan Royals at Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium on Thursday.
Hardik, who scored 87 not out off 52 balls, said that he was having fun with captaincy because it allowed him to take accountability and be the flag bearer of his crew.
“Captaincy is fun and it allows me to take responsibility and be the flag-bearer. The group carries one another. My motto was I wanted everyone to be happy,” Hardik Pandya advised within the post-match presentation ceremony.
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Hardik additionally cleared the air on his harm after taking himself off the assault within the 18th over following a match-winning knock in opposition to Rajasthan Royals.
NO INJURY WORRY
The injury-prone cricketer has been doing effectively in all departments in his comeback match. He gave his followers lots to fret about as he walked again into the dugout in the midst of his third over.
“A lot of hard work for me tonight. It was just cramps, nothing serious,” he mentioned.
It was a second consecutive fifty plus rating for the all-rounder who’s aiming to make a nationwide comeback. He is batting greater up the order at quantity 4, permitting him extra time to tempo his innings.
“I am not used to batting this long. It gives me a lot of time. I can calculate and take risk. The last game it did not come off but today I made sure I did. I have been in this situation where I have taken the role of scoring 12-ball 30. It is difficult but now at four I can control the game,” Hardik signed off for the day.
