IPL 2023: We ought to be throughout the qualifiers, says GT captain Hardik Pandya after their win vs SRH

By India Today Sports Desk: Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya has talked about that his aspect deserves to be throughout the qualifiers of IPL 2023. GT beat SunRisers Hyderabad by 34 runs to vary into the first workforce to qualify for the playoffs this season.

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Speaking after their win, Pandya talked about he is very pleased with their effectivity, whereas together with that they need to be throughout the qualifiers. GT have amassed 18 components from 13 matches and are assured a top-two spot throughout the group-stage.

“Very proud of the boys. 2 in 2. Last year was very different. This year we knew there will be lot of challenges. The way the boys have shown their character and put their hand up in difficult situations, we deserve to be in the qualifiers,” talked about Pandya.

He went on to say that no workforce might run by way of them this season, insisting that the workforce has centered the place they needed to. Gt posted 188 for 9 throughout the first innings and restricted the friends to 154 for 9, profitable the game by 34 runs.

“I spoke with my boys we know where we stand and there will be expectations for us to show what we’ve got. We have ticked a lots of boxes, have made some errors as well. I don’t think any team could run through us this season. The guys have focused where they needed to and that’s why we stand here,” Pandya added.

Pandya talked about he is a bowler’s captain and makes optimistic that the bowlers get their credit score rating. Both Mohammed Shami and Mohit Sharma picked up 4 wickets each as GT cruised to their ninth win of the season.

“Bowlers are close to my heart. Batters take the credit generally but couple of overs and couple of wickets can be important so I am a bowler’s captain and make sure they get the credit which they sometimes don’t get,” talked about Pandya.

Following their win in the direction of SRH, GT will flip their consideration within the course of their remaining group-stage match in the direction of Royal Challengers Bangalore on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on May 21.