During the series against India, Hardik Pandya caused me the most trouble as England’s coach, says Paul Collingwood. When Paul Collingwood served as the interim head coach of England during their series against India. He opened up about his challenges with Hardik Pandya.
Pandya, according to Collingwood gave him the “biggest headache” throughout the series. Pandya scored fifty in the first T20I and contributed a crucial 71 in the decisive ODI match. India won both the ODI and T20I series, with Pandya finishing with 100 runs and six wickets.
Hardik Pandya is “one of the most entertaining players,” according to Collingwood, who also referred to him as a “rockstar” who takes the initiative. Collingwood stated that Pandya can alter the course of the game with his performance prior to Gujarat Titans’ IPL 2023 match against Lucknow Super Giants on April 22.
One of the funniest rock star players is Hardik Pandya. On Star Sports Collingwood said, He leads from the front. As England’s coach, “He caused me the most headache when we played India. He poses a threat to any opposition because he has the ability to alter the course of a game with his play.”
Hardik Pandya has been in sublime form in the IPL 2023
Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra noted that GT opener Shubman Gill will be under pressure as the pitch in Lucknow will not be flat while analyzing Gujarat Titans’ performance in the current competition. In his five appearances for the Gujarat Titans, Gill has scored 228 runs at a strike rate of 139.87.
Chopra emphasized the Gujarat Titans’ strong bowling attack as well. In five games, Mohammed Shami and Rashid Khan have taken 11 and 10 wickets.
“Wriddhiman Saha makes starts in the batting position but doesn’t rack up many runs. The fact that this pitch won’t be completely flat will put pressure on Shubman Gill. Despite being a run-a-ball, [B] Sai Sudharsan has been incredibly good. Chopra claimed on his YouTube channel that David Miller is “brilliant and more potent in a run chase”.
“Gujarat has a very strong bowling attack. Mohammad Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Mohit Sharma, and Joshua Little are among them. In addition, Hardik Pandya is bowling all of his allotted overs, according to Chopra. Then, they have Rashid Khan,” he said.
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