IPL 2022: Hardik Pandya said Gujarat Titans should be better with the bat.© BCCI/IPL
Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya admitted a total of 162 points was at least 10 runs short against what would have been a par score against Sunrisers Hyderabad, who chased the goal by losing just two wickets in an IPL match at Monday. This was Gujarat Titans’ first defeat after winning three matches at a trot in their first appearance in IPL. “I think we were 7-10 runs short on batting, that would have made the difference in the end. We started well with the ball, but those two overs where they scored 30 runs brought them back into the game,” said Hardik. after the match.
About getting hit on the helmet by Kashmiri speed trader Umran Malik, Hardik wanted to show some toughness.
“IPL is tough, so I tried to show the youngster some toughness (to Malik). That (slap to the helmet) woke me up. They threw well and stuck to their plans, compliment them on the way they threw.”
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The GT skipper thinks there is no need to panic and will analyze the performance and come back stronger.
“We have to learn from the mistakes, we will have a conversation and laugh, because in a few days we have the next game,” he added.
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