Ravi Shastri has claimed that Hardik Pandya as captain will raise the spirits of the Indian staff and encourage them to emulate him on the bottom. Pandya will probably be main India throughout the tour of New Zealand.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 18, 2022 12:49 IST
Shastri is raring to look at Pandya lead the Indian staff (Courtesy: AP)
By India Today Web Desk: Former India coach Ravi Shastri has mentioned that he’s keen to look at Hardik Pandya lead the staff as an influence participant like him will encourage his teammates to emulate him throughout the match.
Pandya was chosen to be the captain of the Indian staff touring New Zealand for the time being, with massive stars like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli being given a relaxation after the T20 World Cup.
The all-rounder will probably be main a comparatively younger aspect towards the Kiwis with the primary T20I happening on Friday. The match is delayed resulting from rain for the time being.
Speaking to the broadcasters forward of the sport, as quoted by Hindustan Times, Shastri mentioned that Pandya has acquired flamboyance and enthusiasm and that can rub off on his teammates as effectively. The former India coach additional defined with the instance of Kapil Dev main the staff and mentioned that an all-rounder, who’s at all times within the thick of the motion, will raise the spirits of others within the staff and can encourage them to emulate him on the sphere.
“He has got that flamboyance and that exuberance. So that will reflect on the players in the team. I remember when Kapil Dev was captain. When you have an impact player and when you have an all-rounder when you have a player who is in the thick of action right through those 20 overs, it makes a massive difference. It lifts the spirit of others and inspires others to emulate him. So I’m really looking forward to the way Hardik leads,” mentioned Shastri.
India’s stand-in coach for the sequence, VVS Laxman, additionally praised Pandya and labeled him as a gamers’ captain forward of the primary T20I.
”He is a wonderful chief, you recognize. Obviously, what he has completed for Gujarat Titans in his first 12 months of captaincy, profitable the IPL is not a imply achievement. I’ve frolicked with him from the Ireland sequence, and never solely is he tactically good, but in addition very calm and that’s one thing crucial whenever you play on the highest degree,” the present NCA chief mentioned forward of the opening T20I on Friday.
”There will probably be conditions when you may be underneath stress and there you’ll require to be calm. But additionally, his presence within the dressing room and his work ethic is exemplary. Hardik is a gamers’ captain and is approachable and all of the gamers go and speak in confidence to him,” mentioned the previous India batter.
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Nov 18, 2022
