“Was Like Gujarati Thali”: Yuvraj Singh, Wasim Jaffer, others Praise Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya after epic all-round show vs Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2022

At the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai on Thursday, Gujarat Titans (GT) skipper Hardik Pandya hardly did anything wrong as they went past Rajasthan Royals by 37 runs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 fixture. Not only did Hardik have a brilliant outing with the bat, scoring unbeaten 87, but also played an important role with the ball in hand. The all-rounder didn’t stop there and even inflicted a crucial run-out with a direct hit to stamp his authority in the match. Besides this, Hardik’s leadership qualities were also on full display as his clever field placements and bowling changes helped derail the RR run-chase of 193 runs.

Looking at match which was evidently marked by Pandya’s brilliance, former Indian cricketers took to Twitter to praise the all-rounder.

“GT have been the surprise package of the season. Lots of credit should go to @hardikpandya7 and Nehra ji. Both are quite relaxed characters and keep things simple. Hardik definitely the standout new captain of this season. #RRvGT #IPL2022.” wrote Wasim Jaffer.

“Pandya team ke liye sab kuch karega. You wait for Hardik the bowler for long and Hardik the captain, the finisher, the fielder, also comes along. @hardikpandya7.” wrote Mohammad Kaif appreciating Pandya.

Parthiv Patel praised Pandya in his own unique style and termed Pandya performance as a “Gujarati Thali”, someone who had everything going right today in several aspects of the game.