Pandya additionally brings steadiness into the crew along with his medium tempo bowling and explosive batting which makes him an influence participant within the center order and former captain Sunil Gavaskar believes the all-rounder will show to be a sport changer for India in the course of the upcoming three-match ODI collection in opposition to Australia.
The main focus now shifts to the ODIs after India retained Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-1 with the collection opener being performed on Friday on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Pandya will lead the Indian crew within the first ODI in absence of Rohit who will miss the match attributable to household commitments. Gavaskar sees it as a possibility for Pandya to additional stake declare for management position in one-dayers too after the World Cup.
The 29-year-old all-rounder, who captained Gujarat Titans to title win of their maiden look within the Indian Premier League 2022 season, is already the incumbent chief for India within the shortest format.
Gavaskar advised Star Sports activities, “I’ve been very impressed along with his captaincy on the T20 degree for the Gujarat Titans and for India when he’s captaining the T20 facet. I do consider that if he wins the primary sport in Mumbai, then you possibly can nearly stamp him because the India captain as soon as the World Cup is over in 2023.”
Gavaskar stated Pandya’s presence within the middle-order is important for India.
“He may be an influence participant in addition to a sport changer within the middle-order. Even for the Gujarat crew, he was selling himself up the order understanding that that is the time when the crew wanted some momentum and push, and he would try this,” Gavaskar stated.
“So, somebody who is ready to tackle duty, lead from the entrance, and who is not going to ask the gamers to do one thing that he needs to do himself, is very essential,” he stated.
Gavaskar added that Pandya’s captaincy type additionally makes him a favorite among the many gamers.
“What you see with Hardik Pandya as a captain is a way of consolation with the remainder of the crew. Perhaps, it is the best way he handles the gamers, places his arm across the gamers… He simply appears to offer the gamers a way of consolation.
“That is so essential… to offer a participant a way of consolation in order that he can go and play his pure sport. I believe he encourages them, which is a superb signal.”
In the meantime, former India participant and commentator Ajit Agarkar has backed Rohit to fireside with the bat as soon as he hyperlinks up with the Indian squad.
“His file speaks for itself. You do not want to say something about Rohit’s efficiency in white ball cricket. He has taken a barely completely different method at occasions, attempting to be the aggressor on the prime of the order,” Agarkar stated.
“Perhaps, he modified it a bit bit within the final collection, giving himself a bit extra time and bought the hundred. I simply hope he performs each sport that India performs to any extent further, each one-day, since you need your captain on the market to simply have a sample of play,” he added.
(With PTI Inputs)
