Hardik Pandya has been leading the Indian side completely in T20Is post 2022 T20 World Cup event and notably, under his leadership the team managed to perform well with limited resources given to him. But however, an unexpected shocking series loss against West Indies in recent time have raised a few questions for the team management.
Hardik Pandya has also been leading his IPL franchise brilliantly and here in this article, we will have a look at some of the similarities in captaincy style between Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya.
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1. Aggression and passion on field
Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya much like King Kohli is seen as an aggressive player on field and has been very passionate to win games for his country. Hardik Pandya has been a person who loves to take responsibility for his team by performing well with the bat at top (promotes himself at number 3 or 4 position) and in most cases he himself comes to bowl the first over for his side when he plays as skipper of the team.
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2. Playing fearless brand of cricket
Hardik Pandya is often seen to play fearless cricket as skipper of the team irrespective of the result which was seen during the era of Virat Kohli’s period in Tests. One such instance is the recent series loss against West Indies. Hardik Pandya, despite losing the T20I series to West Indies wasn’t afraid to experiment with the team combinations and also completely backed this less experienced side to play attacking cricket.
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3. Not worrying about the opinion of media and critics
Hardik Pandya much like Virat Kohli doesn’t care about what the media and critics has to say on his team performance and has the habit of giving bold quotes in press conference and interviews. Hardik’s ability to not care much about the outside noise has given their team the freedom to express themselves both, on and off the field.
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4. Putting emphasis on the fitness of players on field
Hardik Pandya as captain wants his team to give the best on field, thus he has put a lot of emphasis on the fitness of his players so they perform well on the field and save some runs for the side through their acrobatic fielding. Also, the Indian all-rounder wants his fielders to take tough catches on field and be active on the field, much like Kohli and is often seen losing his temper.
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5. Never say die attitude on field
Hardik Pandya as a skipper ensures his team puts in 100 per cent effort until the game isn’t over and wants his side to give back a hard-hitting response to the players who involves in sledging, which can be seen in Kohli’s tenure. Hardik’s never say die attitude was the reason for the success of the newly formed IPL franchise (GT) as well.
