Legendary Indian cricketer, Sunil Gavaskar showered praises on the captaincy of Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya and compared him with MS Dhoni in terms of his leadership. Gavaskar opines Hardik has imbibed the good qualities of the former Indian skipper. Hardik has been a revelation ever since he became the captain of GT, having led them to the IPL title in their maiden campaign last season. The India all-rounder also has a very good win percentage in the games he has captained.
GT went to the top of the IPL 2023 points table on Saturday with their 7-wicket win over KKR. Speaking on Star Sports, as quoted by Hindustan Times, Gavaskar heaped praise on Hardik and said that he isn’t trying to impose his personality on the team and claimed that would be his legacy as the skipper of the franchise.
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Explaining the same, Sunil Gavaskar said, “Sometimes the captains try to keep their personality and the team’s personality the same. The personality of the captain and the team could be different. Hardik is not trying to impose his personality on the team. That’s what Hardik is doing with GT. This is going to be his legacy as a skipper.”
Gavaskar also said that Pandya is very similar to Dhoni in his captaincy approach and claimed that the all-rounder has imbibed the good qualities of his former India skipper.
Sunil Gavaskar explained, “He’s very similar to MS Dhoni in his approach as captain and imbibed the good qualities from his former India skipper.”
Pandya’s captaincy has earned a lot of praise from his teammates as well, with Vijay Shankar being the latest, who performed well in both matches against KKR. Shankar said that the GT skipper is always looking to find a way to come out good in difficult situations.
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Vijay Shankar said, “Hardik is really aggressive. He wants to find a way to come out good in difficult situations. He always wants to do it for the team. He takes the new ball. He has delivered it when we needed the wicket of Rohit Sharma against Mumbai Indians.”
