Hardik Pandya Is Batting As Proper Batter Which Has Given Us More Strength: Yuzvendra Chahal
Updated - 21 Aug 2022, 05:41 PM
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Hardik Pandya has grown in maturity and performance. While the batting has always been his strong suit, bowling has now become an important part of his game too.
Hardik missed several matches in recent years due to injury before making an outstanding comeback.
People never got tired of praising the star all-rounder’s performance in the Indian Premier League 2022 for Gujarat Titans or for the Indian team in recent times.
Hardik Pandya’s Bouncer Is Quite Deceptive: Yuzvendra Chahal
Recently, India spinner Yuzvendra Chahal praised the dynamic player for his batting versatility and discussed how Hardik has improved as a bowler.
“Hardik has changed completely, we saw him batting at No.7 earlier. I think when he went to Gujarat Titans from Mumbai Indians, he realised he can bat higher up the order.
“Any batter who can hit right from the crease is difficult to bowl to him. He is batting like a proper batter, which has given us more strength,” said Chahal on Sports Yaari.
Yuzi praised Hardik’s bowling and said that his bouncer is “really deceptive”.
“He is bowling his four overs also, with him coming back, it has really helped our side. He bowls a quick bouncer, if you see it from square off, his bouncer is really deceptive. It shows how much he worked hard when he was out due to injury,” Chahal added.
It is worth noting that Hardik initially played as a lower-order batter at the international level and in the IPL before demonstrating immense maturity to play as a specialist batter and returning notable scores in crunch situations. He led Gujarat Titans to the IPL title in their inaugural season earlier this year.
While Hardik has been rested for India’s current three-match ODI series in Zimbabwe, he has been named to the Asia Cup squad, which begins on August 27 in the United Arab Emirates.
