Hardik Pandya has seen stardom and more success after his Mumbai Indian stint in the IPL. He recently captained the new team Gujarat Titans and won the IPL championship this year. Now, Hardik gets his first opportunity as Captain of Team India against Ireland in the T20s. Recently, when he was announced as Captain, Hardik went through a press conference wherein he thanked Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni for passing on their captaincy traits to him. A report on cricfit.com talked about it and we take reference from that story for our write up here.
During the press conference on the eve of the first T20I, Hardik Pandya credited MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli for shaping his captaincy skills. He stated that he applies the things that he has learned from the duo. The all-rounder added that he also tries to be natural as a leader. Hardik Pandya said,
“I have taken lots of things from Kohli and Dhoni – at the same time, I wanted to be natural as a captain. I like to be practical and take decisions that way.”
However, Hardik who has played under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy in Mumbai Indian for long, did not mention him. This got Rohit’s fan following angry. The fans took to social media to criticize Hardik Pandya’s comment. However, some fans also backed the all-rounder, calling out the criticizers.
Here are some of the reactions.
Well, Harsh the game of cricket can be, even for the best of players!!