‘As an all-rounder, my workload is twice or thrice as anyone else’: Hardik Pandya | Cricket News
India vice-captain Hardik Pandya is one of the most versatile players in world cricket. He can bat, bowl, and field, and he is a key member of the Indian team in all formats of the game. However, Pandya has been plagued injuries in recent years, and his workload management has been a major concern for the Indian team management.
In a conversation with Star Sports Hardik Pandya, shed light on the challenges and mindset of an all-rounder, emphasizing the importance of self-belief and adaptability to meet the team’s needs. He also spoke about his workload management, explaining why he has to work “twice or thrice” more than any other player in the Indian team.
“As an all-rounder, my workload is twice or thrice as anyone else. When a batter in the team goes and bats and finishes his batting and is heading home, I’ll still be bowling after that. So for me, all the managing, all the pushing, and everything happens during the sessions or my training or my pre-camp season.
Elucidating about his role as an all-rounder in the Indian white-ball squads, the 29-year-old said, “When the game arrives, it is more about whatever the team requires, and the managing side goes out of the park, and it is more practical calls that how many overs are needed for me. Because if 10 overs are not needed, there is no point in me bowling 10 overs, but if 10 overs are needed, then I’ll be bowling. I always believed that I give myself a chance to succeed, which is reading the game, which is backing myself because I have always believed that when we go as a believer, when I’m standing there, yes, my ten players, my ten brothers are around me, but at the same point of time I’m alone.”
Pandya also emphasized on the need for confidence as a bowler and how that spurs him on for better performances.Most Read
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“When bowling, I have to back myself to the fullest because the opposition, the batter, they want me to make a make. At the same point of time, as a batter, yes, two people are batting, he is there with me fighting, but there are also eleven on the ground against me, and at the same point of time, it could be the crowd or anything. So what I have realized is that no matter what happens, you have to back yourself, you have to believe that you are the best in the world. That does not guarantee you success, but at the same point of time, it does give you and it does guide you to work towards success, so practically back yourself,” he concluded.
Pandya’s workload needs to be managed carefully because his back injury is still a concern. He is a valuable asset to the Indian team, and the team management is committed to managing his workload carefully.
With proper management, Pandya can be a key player for India in the upcoming ODI World Cup.
