IPL 2022 Final | Sunil Gavaskar backs Hardik Pandya for India captaincy: He has acquired implausible management high quality

Hardik Pandya’s rise as a captain within the Indian Premier League has pleasantly shocked many and former India captain, Sunil Gavaskar is just not an exception. The batting nice on Monday, May 30, stated Hardik’s management is a facet of his recreation that has left the cricket fraternity pleasantly shocked.

Sunil Gavaskar’s feedback got here after Hardik Pandya led Gujarat Titans to their maiden Indian Premier League title of their debut season. The Titans comfortably outclassed former champions Gujarat Titans by 7 wickets within the IPL 2022 last on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, May 29.

Hardik Pandya led from the entrance within the last, selecting up 3 wickets for simply 17 runs and hitting an important 34 as Gujarat chased down a below-par goal of 131 with 11 balls to spare.

Questions have been requested about Hardik’s appointment as Gujarat captain at the beginning of the season, because the India all-rounder had not performed aggressive cricket for the reason that T20 World Cup in September-October final yr. Hardik had not led any workforce in aggressive cricket since his U-16 days and hadn’t bowled within the final two editions of the IPL because of a persistent again damage.

However, Hardik proved his naysayers improper by not solely clicking with each bat and ball however splendidly main the Titans to the highest of the rostrum within the IPL 2022 season. Hardik seemed relaxed and calm even within the hardest of conditions and his composure rubbed off on his teammates, with Gujarat discovering new heroes with each recreation all through the season.

“Yes definitely. Not just my estimation, but everybody’s estimation (Hardik’s reputation as a leader has gone up). This was an aspect of his game which nobody had too much information about,” Sunil Gavaskar informed Star Sports.

“We all knew what he could do with the bat, what he could do with the ball, but there was just a little bit of a concern before the start of the season about whether he would be able to bowl his full quota of 4 overs. He has done that, he has shown that. That all-rounder aspect is done, and everybody is happy.

“But this now, the way he has led the team, the way he has got them together, the way he has got them to gel together means he has got leadership qualities.

“When you have leadership qualities, it automatically opens the door for honours at the national level to be able to captain the Indian national team in the near future.

“So that’s exciting, there are 3-4 other names in the ring. I am not saying he is the next in line. But for the selection committee to have that option is fantastic,” he added.

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Hardik completed the IPL 2022 marketing campaign with 487 runs and eight wickets as he gained his maiden IPL trophy as captain and his fifth as a participant after having had a profitable stint with Mumbai Indians.

Hardik was rewarded for his performances in IPL 2022 as he earned his place again within the Indian limited-overs aspect. Hardik is a part of the 18-man squad, led by KL Rahul, for the upcoming 5-match T20I collection in opposition to South Africa in June.

Speaking about Gujarat Titans’ dream run in IPL 2022, Hardik stated the batch of 2022 needed to go away a long-lasting legacy for the long run stars of the franchise to marvel about and search inspiration from.

“This goes to be a particular one as a result of we spoke about making a legacy and ensuring that is for the technology to return, everybody will do not forget that this was the workforce who began this journey and the primary yr [for us in the IPL] to win the championship may be very particular,” Hardik informed Star Sports.