‘If 10 overs are needed, I will be bowling’ – Hardik Pandya’s take on his workload management in Indian team
Hardik Pandya is one of the most important assets of the Indian team, more so in the limited overs formats. The star All-rounder gave glimpses of what he can do on a big stage, as he scored 87 runs in 90 balls against Pakistan in the group stage match between the two teams in the Asia Cup 2023, which had a lot of hype.
While Hardik has not been in that good a form lately with the bat, he has managed to get the best out of him whenever the team requires. But the lack of bowling from Hardik is what worries the fans. Speaking to Star Sports, Hardik talked about the same.
“As an all-rounder, my workload is twice or thrice as anyone else. When a batter in the team goes and bats and finishes his batting and is heading home, I will still be bowling after that. So, for me, all the managing, all the pushing, and everything happens during the sessions or my training or my pre-camp season,” said Hardik in a TV show on Star Sports.
‘If 10 overs are needed, I will be bowling’ – Hardik Pandya
The star All-rounder said that he can push his game according to the requirements of the team. “When the game arrives, it is more about whatever the team requires, and the managing side goes out of the park, and it is more practical calls that how many overs are needed for me. Because if 10 overs are not needed, there is no point in me bowling 10 overs, but if 10 overs are needed, then I will be bowling,” added Pandya.
Hardik Pandya also said that the best way to perform is to back himself. “I always believed that I give myself a chance to succeed, which is by reading the game, which is by backing myself because I have always believed that when we go as a believer, when I am standing there, yes, my ten players, my ten brothers are around me, but at the same point of time I am alone,” the star player concluded.
