Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya praised MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.© AFP
Team India all-rounder Hardik Pandya was full of praise for all the captains he has played under in his cricketing career so far, most notably MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Speaking to PTI, Hardik singled out certain qualities from each of the above players and what it was like to play under their leadership. In a candid conversation, Hardik singled out Kohli’s “aggression and passion, his energy,” which he thinks is “huge” to have on the team. As for Dhoni, Hardik brought up factors such as “calmness, composure” that have been the hallmark of Dhoni’s leadership in the past.
“From Virat, I choose his aggression and passion, his energy that is huge. From Mahi bhai, it’s the calm, composure, staying the same in every situation, trying to see what new things he can add,” Hardik said.
Speaking of India’s new captain Rohit Sharma, Hardik categorically chose “freedom” as an important part of Rohit’s captaincy skills, apart from a few others.
“…and from Rohit I would choose freedom because he lets the player decide what he wants to do. These three qualities if I can pick up will be a very good combination,” he added.
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In the past, Hardik enjoyed great success under Rohit in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Mumbai Indians (MI) franchise. However, the all-rounder was not retained by MI and was eventually chosen as the captain of the new Ahmedabad IPL franchise.
(with PTI inputs)
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