Hardik Pandya's Rise Didn't Surprise Me - Kieron Pollard

It has been a fantastic career for Hardik Pandya so far in the game of cricket across the formats. He became a regular player in the side in all formats and been a massive player for India. However, a few incidents have changed the course of his journey in the middle but made a brilliant comeback by overcoming every bit of emotion. Meanwhile, his teammate in IPL, Kieron Pollard showers words of praise on Pandya.

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Hardik Pandya, who returned to India’s T20 International team with eyes on next year’s T20 World Cup, received high praise from West Indies star all-rounder Kieron Pollard on Saturday. The two fast bowling all-rounders have shared the dressing room while representing Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Hardik Pandya has gone through a lot – Kieron Pollard

The 32-year-old West Indies cricketer said Hardik Pandya has come a long way and conservative people always have negative things to say about guys like him. Further, the flamboyant cricketer quoted that Hardik Pandya has got a lot to deliver and revealed that he already expected Hardik to be a superstar in India.

“I have seen him from when he started at Mumbai and I am not surprised. He has turned into an Indian superstar. The way he carries himself and the manner in which Hardik plays emulates how he is off the field and sometimes when you see guys like that, we as individuals who are very conservative tend to always have negative things to say.

“He has gone through a lot in his little time, but he can only get better from here. He puts in a lot of hard work. I am not overly surprised at what he is doing at this point in time. But, you know, when you are a confident person off the field and you can take that on to the field and perform, I think that shows great mettle in the human itself,”he added.

Recently, Hardik made a comeback to India’s T20I squad as the Board of Control For Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the team for a three-match T20I series against South Africa. The younger of the Pandya brothers, Hardik, returned to the team after being rested to treat his minor niggles as part of the workload management programme.

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