Hardik Pandya calls Ricky Ponting ‘father-figure’, says he helped him grow during toughest phase
New Delhi: India’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has credited Australian legend and his IPL group’s the then head coach Ricky Ponting for serving to him out in coping with one of many ‘toughest phases’ of his cricketing profession.
“In 2015, somebody who sorted me the perfect was Ricky Ponting. He sorted me as a baby. I felt like he was a father determine for me. Learnt a lot. Whatever I’ve learnt it is in my early days,” Pandya was quoted by the PTI information company.
Pandya, who just lately introduced his ladylove Natasa Stankovic’s being pregnant, additionally mentioned that Ricky taught him conditions, mindsets and that the Australian nice used to speak to him earlier than he went in to bat.
“I’d sit close to boundary rope and name Ricky. He would sit with me and inform me what’s occurring. So, I grasped and learnt rapidly,” mentioned Pandya.
Pandya has been struggling along with his accidents from the previous few years and in line with 2016 was his worst IPL season and that he was type of distracted.
Pandya, who made his IPL debut in 2015 for the Mumbai Indians, mentioned, “I got success in 2015, in 2016, because the way I am, not many people were able to take it and it was also a new thing for me.”
“Maybe I went off-board and got so many suggestions. You have to be calm, act with people in a certain manner. I tried that. Stopped talking to people and didn’t style my hair and it hurt my game,” added Pandya.
He opined, “What occurred again then was that I used to be focussing on uncontrollable, which is folks’s opinion. In that section, I learnt that it is higher to be myself.”
Pandya additionally commented on his position within the red-ball cricket.
“I see myself as a back-up seamer for sure. After my back surgery, I don’t know, playing Test cricket right now will be a challenge,” Pandya who made his test debut in July 2017, was quoted by the PTI information company.
“It has happened that I played Tests and then didn’t do well in ODIs and T20s because my plus point is my energy,” acknowledged Pandya.
Pandya final performed in a white jersey in August 2018 in opposition to England and has contributed in 11 pink ball matches thus far.
Pandya has performed 54 ODIs and 40 T20Is up to now (June 3, 2020).
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