His bowling can be a ‘surprise’, claims fit-again Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik

In his new avatar as Gujarat Titans skipper, a fit-again Hardik Pandya on Sunday claimed his bowling can be a “surprise” aspect within the upcoming Indian Premier League.

The ace Indian tempo bowling all-rounder, who struggled to handle his bowling workload put up his again surgical procedure, will return to motion within the IPL since his final look for India in opposition to Namibia within the T20 World Cup at Dubai on November 8.

Asked whether or not he would bowl once more, Hardik mentioned it could be a shock.

“Sir, it would be a surprise, so let it be a surprise,” the 28-year-old mentioned on the sidelines of their jersey launch at their dwelling floor Narendra Modi Stadium right here.

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Hardik was picked by Gujarat Titans for Rs 15 crore within the pre-auction draft and was named the captain as the previous Mumbai Indians star will probably be seen as a brand new position of main the facet.

Hardik mentioned captaincy is about man administration.

“Success is theirs, failure is mine. Our role will be to make sure the players are comfortable in whatever capacity we can help them out. Clarity, honesty has to be there,” he mentioned.

“In good times they don’t need any of us. But the season will test you, there will be difficult times and that’s when we will be there to support them,” Hardik reiterated what he had mentioned throughout an earlier interplay.

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The Ahmedabad-based franchise will make its IPL debut alongside Lucknow Super Giants to make it a 10-team IPL 2022 and they’re going to tackle the Lucknow franchise of their opening match on March 28.

The Gujarat Titans squad additionally contains India opener Shubman Gill, Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan, Australia’s Matthew Wade, senior India pacer Mohammad Shami and New Zealand fast Lockie Ferguson.

“We want to create a culture where all the players feel at home, we want to give them a sense of security then only we can get the best out of them. We want to make them feel like they belong here. It’s about creating a new culture.”

The group could have former India pacer Ashish Nehra as the pinnacle coach and Hardik mentioned it’s enjoyable to work with him.

“He’s the funniest guy one can come across. He will never give you the coach vibe. It was very clear with Nehraji that let all the players decide what they want to do and give them freedom. You make mistakes but eventually you learn. I’m very excited to spend time with him,” he concluded. PTI TAP