Hardik Pandya’s superb all-round abilities have already received a lot of appreciation. But in the recently concluded IPL season, fans and fans of the game saw Pandya in a new avatar. Pandya’s leadership qualities attracted people as he led the Gujarat Titans team in his first season IPL Trophy The Gujarat-born all-rounder is currently praising his captaincy. But things were not the same months ago. Fear of injury and unwanted controversies almost put Pandya’s career in danger.
Pandya’s childhood coach Jitendra Singh recently spoke about the bad phase of the Gujarat Titans captain. Singh revealed that the all-rounder was disappointed after his suspension from the Indian team.
It is important to mention that Pandya along with KL Rahul found himself in deep trouble after he made some controversial remarks in an episode of ‘Koffee With Karan’ talk show. The Indian all-rounder was also suspended by the Board of Control Cricket In India (BCCI) from the ODI series with Rahul in Australia.
“He didn’t sleep the whole night, right? Tension nahi lena hai (Don’t take tension). You will be back to play for India very soon. Jo ho gaya, woh ho gaya (what has happened is done), its There is no use to worry about. Come to Reliance Stadium tomorrow. Now, smile,” Jitendra was quoted as saying while talking to The Indian Express.
“I had booked a badminton court for us to play. Just to get back the competitive juice and enjoyment of the game. I wanted him to sweat. It freed him, we realized (he realized) that he is a player and that’s what he was born to do. Not a chat show,” he said.
Talking about Pandya’s leadership skills in IPL 2022, Jitendra pointed to the gritty nature and strong mindset of the Gujarat captain.
“Coach, after this you won’t hear anything negative about me. He has held that word, his father would have been very proud today,” recalled Pandya’s childhood coach.
In the recently concluded season of IPL, Gujarat qualified for the playoffs after finishing the league stage in the top spot. In the knockout stage, they won their first IPL title by defeating Rajasthan Royals twice.
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