KKR vs GT: At The Moment, I Am Playing IPL And Will Focus On IPL – Hardik Pandya Not Thinking About India Comeback
Published - 24 Apr 2022, 01:20 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:07 AM
Gujarat Titans (GT) captain Hardik Pandya has said that he is not thinking about his India comeback, at the moment, and his focus is on the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Hardik Pandya, who last played for India National Cricket Team in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, has performed exceptionally well for Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2022 by smashing 3 consecutive half-centuries. Under him, Gujarat Titans defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 8 runs on Saturday to jump to the No.1 spot in the points table.
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Meanwhile, Hardik said that India comeback is not in his hands and he is only focusing on the Indian Premier League 2022.
“I don’t think it’s my (India) comeback anyway and secondly I don’t focus on my comeback. I focus on the game which I play,” Pandya said during the post-match media conference on Saturday.
“At the moment, I am playing IPL and will focus on IPL, then will see where the future takes. It’s never in my hands now. I focus on the team which I’m playing in. We are doing well and I’m very happy,” he added.
I’m always a cricketer who loves to take responsibilities – Hardik Pandya
The Baroda all-rounder said that he is enjoying leading Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League 2022 and he loves to take responsibilities.
“Captaincy obviously helps. I’m always a cricketer who loves to take responsibilities. I have a bit of understanding of the game having batted for so many years,” he said.
“You’re successful because you’ve an understanding of the game. Having played so many matches, I’m able to use my experience. So far, so good,” he added.
While talking about the match against KKR where Gujarat Titans scored 156 runs, Hardik Pandya said that they were 10-15 runs short of a strong total.
“I feel we were 10-15 runs short, they kind of finished very strong. But with the kind of bowling attack, I backed my chances. The wicket had up and down bounce. The back of the length ball was working pretty nicely,” Pandya added.
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