I Want To Create Some Nice Culture Where All The Players Get Equal Opportunity – Hardik Pandya On Captaining Ahmedabad In IPL 2022
Updated - 01 Feb 2022, 09:45 PM
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All-rounder Hardik Pandya was bought by the Ahmedabad franchise for INR 15 crores ahead of the IPL 2022 auction and he is all set to lead the team in the cash-rich league. While talking about leading the side the Baroda all-rounder said that he wants to create a nice culture, where all the players get an equal opportunity.
Hardik Pandya was released by the Mumbai Indians (MI) ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction and they decided to retain 4 players, including skipper Rohit Sharma, pacer Jasprit Bumrah, batsman Suryakumar Yadav and all-rounder Kieron Pollard.
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Meanwhile, the Gujarat born cricketer Hardik has said that he is very excited to play for a franchise of his home state in the marquee T20 league.
“To be very honest I was very excited when I got to know I will be playing for my state. It is my home state where I was born and brought up. It is going to be an exciting and new opportunity for me because I have always played as a player who wanted to take up a lot of responsibility and ownership of things when I do things and now when I have got the opportunity, I want to create some nice culture where all the players get equal opportunity– one for all and all for one,” said Hardik Pandya while speaking to ANI.
He added that getting an opportunity to lead the team in the IPL has been a dream come true moment for him and he is grateful for all the opportunities.
“It is a new pamphlet, a new legacy for us. Obviously I am very lucky for having played in Mumbai Indians where I learnt a lot from being a new kid coming to the IPL to now getting an opportunity to lead a team. It has been a dream for me and I am grateful for all the opportunities and chances are given by the people,” he added.
A lot of things in my life has changed playing for Mumbai Indians – Hardik Pandya
The 28-year-old all-rounder Hardik Pandya said that his journey in cricket has been remarkable and he is grateful for each and everything.
“The feeling is surreal to be honest. I have never imagined as I have said multiple times. If I look at 2015 what Hardik was and what Hardik has been now. It has been a journey where I never would have told people that this would have ever happened. As a player it has been a learning curve in everything in my life. Playing and learning new things from all the senior players and becoming a senior player to a guy to whom people come and started asking questions and now getting a new role. It has been a beautiful journey and I am very grateful for everything I have got and the journey does not stop now, it continues. It is a new phase and new turn to the life which I am very excited about,” said the India all-rounder.
While talking about his journey with Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya said that he has achieved a lot of things in his life playing for Mumbai Indians and a lot of things has changed in his life as well.
“First I will say not just him but just as a franchise point of view and players point of view it was a tremendous journey for me. I mean a lot of things but everything I have got through Mumbai Indians. I have played India through Mumbai Indians. A lot of things in my life has changed playing for Mumbai. Franchise wise, I have been very grateful to every guy who was there to contribute or to help me to get better as a cricketer and yes I will miss it but now a new role is there and as they say, the show must go on.” explained Hardik Pandya.
“Just getting fitter, healthier and looking after all the parts which I need to work at or look after, in a very nice space right now. Training hard, not taking anything forward, taking day-by-day and focusing on a lot of new things which is a nice thing, getting up early doing two sessions in a day. It is nice and healthy,” he said.
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