New Delhi. The way Hardik Pandya made a comeback on the cricket field from IPL 2022 is commendable. He was out for a long time due to injury and surgery. For IPL 2022, he was made his captain by the new team Gujarat Titans. Under his leadership, Pandya also made Gujarat the champion in the very first season. Meanwhile, the BCCI made him the captain of the T20 team and the vice-captain of the ODI team, but Hardik is still away from Test cricket. He played the last Test for Team India in 2018. That is 5 years ago. It is known that the Indian team has to face Australia in the final of the World Test Championship from June 7.
Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has said a big thing about Hardik Pandya. Talking to the Times of India, he said, Pandya may be a T20 specialist and is also playing ODIs, but he is a cricketer in all three formats. Has money affected the players? On this, Ganguly said that I think money has nothing to do with the players’ playing. It’s a good thing that money is coming into the game and that’s how it should be.
want to play all formats
Sourav Ganguly said that I believe that most players want to play all formats as long as they are fully fit. It’s great to see how hungry these players are. Regarding Hardik Pandya, he said that he is a very special cricketer. Soon he can return to Test cricket. Recently, Pandya had said that he is not yet ready for red ball cricket. He is ready to play in IPL once again. Gujarat Titans have to face Chennai Super Kings in the first match on 31 March.
29-year-old Hardik Pandya has played 11 Tests for Team India so far. Has scored 532 runs at an average of 31. Has scored a century and 4 half-centuries. He has also taken 17 wickets as a fast bowler. 5 wickets for 28 runs is the best performance. He has also played in 74 ODIs and 87 T20 Internationals.
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Tags: Hardik Pandya, IPL, IPL 2023, Sourav Ganguly
FIRST PUBLISHED : March 29, 2023