Hardik Pandya, who shall be captaining India within the upcoming T20 sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka stated that his greatest New Yr’s decision was to win the ODI World Cup later this yr.
“The most important is to win the World Cup. I don’t assume any larger decision might be there. Actually wish to win the World Cup, which we are going to attempt to do all the things attainable in our capability… to go on the market and provides all the things. I believe issues are wanting shiny and let’s hope it’s,” Pandya stated on the eve of three-match sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka.
Speaking about India’s drought within the ICC tournaments, the most recent being the 2022 T20 World Cup, Hardik stated that he felt that the template earlier than the event and the template adopted in the course of the event have been vastly completely different, which can have been detrimental in the long term.
“Earlier than the World Cup, I don’t assume we did something flawed. Our template, our method, our all the things was the identical. Simply that within the World Cup, issues didn’t go the way in which we wished and I believe our method was not precisely what it was earlier than the World Cup,” Hardik stated.
The captain additionally assured that every participant within the squad would get ample alternatives and requested them to go specific themselves within the Sri Lanka sequence.
“What now we have observed and what now we have informed the boys is that simply go on the market and specific your self, which they’ll do and it’s as much as us how we again them. We now have stated it we are going to again you to the core. All of the gamers have that help from my facet that I’ll again them to the core. I’ve to make them imagine that,” the all-rounder stated.
“We wish to play in a sure approach which we are going to. Earlier than the IPL, solely six video games are there. So we don’t have a lot time to do plenty of issues. However, going ahead, we are going to hold creating new plans and see which plans are sticking and that are working for us. And, going ahead, guarantee that everybody will get ample alternatives,” he added.
A severe prospect like Umran Malik will surely get his share of probabilities.
“Clearly, he (Umran) has tempo. Everybody is aware of how a lot of an thrilling prospect he’s. We are going to give him sufficient alternatives, give him sufficient backing and help from our facet in order that he can flourish.” India’s bowling in T20Is has been an issue since Jasprit Bumrah’s harm and skipper’s mantra is straightforward.
Responding to a query the place he was requested when he’ll be seen within the Check matches, Hardik stated, ‘When will I be seen in whites?’ Let me be totally be in Blue first after which I’ll say concerning the whites.”
Final one yr has been magical
For Hardik, every accomplishment of his is as a result of monumental hardwork he has put in and that resulted in an incredible 2022 for him in T20 Internationals.
“Clearly one yr again, issues have been fairly completely different. Once I went out of the game (due to decrease again stress fracture), that was my name to exit and spend time and get higher at it.
“It has been a magical yr for me, clearly (I) would have appreciated the World Cup to return with it. However that’s half and parcel of life. We tried however it didn’t occur, however going ahead what’s subsequent and what I wish to obtain, there’s a lot to realize. I’ve not achieved something.” Quiz him on managing his bowling workload, Hardik says the one “language” he is aware of is “language of hardwork”.
“See, I do know the language of onerous work. I don’t assume I’ve identified another language in my life. I’ve been thrown right here and there, the one factor that has received me again is my onerous work. How I handle it’s by way of my onerous work.
“I imagine in my processes, which have gotten me right here and I’m sitting right here. So going ahead as effectively, the one factor which I’m going to concentrate on is to guarantee that I ought to give my physique ample probability to be on the market and be at my greatest,” he concluded.
(With PTI Inputs)