Hardik Pandya, who just lately rejoined Mumbai Indians (MI) and has a profitable captaincy document with Gujarat Titans, is being touted as a attainable successor on the Mumbai-based IPL crew within the post-Rohit Sharma period.
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Alternatively, MI additionally boast different captaincy contenders, together with Jasprit Bumrah and Suryakumar Yadav. Whereas the previous led a younger Indian contingent towards Eire in his comeback collection final August, the latter bagged a 4-1 collection victory for India towards Australia after the World Cup setback.
Talking to TimesofIndia.com on the sidelines of Legends League Cricket (LLC) T20, former Mumbai Indians pacer Mitchell McClenaghan, who has shared dressing rooms with all three captain candidates, emphasised Hardik Pandya’s management acumen, acknowledging that being near Kieron Pollard has helped the all-rounder develop as a frontrunner.
“He (Pandya) is a thinker of the sport. I have never clearly been beneath him as a participant, however any dialog I’ve had with him prior to now, he is doing the suitable discuss. He is a winner, which can also be what you want, however he is additionally received the flexibility to know that typically gamers make errors and to not get too upset about that. And he has most likely grown up within the function as skipper, you most likely would have seen a few of these traits,” McClenaghan mentioned.
“But in addition, he’s very near Kieron Pollard, who’s vastly skilled in T20 cricket and world cricket. He treats individuals like household, and so they have sturdy cricket conversations. So he is received the suitable individuals to study from round him,” added the four-time IPL winner with Mumbai Indians.
When questioned about Hardik’s potential as a long-term captain for India, McClenaghan expressed confidence within the all-rounder’s management talents within the shorter format.
“Yeah, undoubtedly within the shorter format. I believe an important factor for India in the intervening time is that guys like him and Bumrah keep within the park,” the previous Kiwi quick bowler advised TimesofIndia.com.
McClenaghan additional famous that Bumrah and Suryakumar may be viable choices for the captain’s function within the Indian crew, humorously suggesting that there may be one thing particular about taking part in for MI.
“This can be a interval the place they’re nonetheless worrying in regards to the captaincy and all that sort of stuff. But when he (Pandya) is the skipper, he would do rather well, and (it’s) the identical with Jasprit, he is received a very good cricketing mind. And we have seen Surya as nicely, he gained 4-1 towards Australia, so there have to be one thing about taking part in for Mumbai, eh?,” he concluded.
