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Nearly acknowledging that forward of their subsequent match in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad at dwelling on Monday, MI captain Hardik Pandya mentioned “failing and studying” teaches greater than anything.
“Accountability-wise, I used to be at all times somebody who needed responsibilty as a result of once you personal your issues, it form of turns into extra private to you. So for me, it was at all times about proudly owning my mistake and on the identical level of time taking these probabilities, perhaps failing and studying. That have nobody can train you – not your closest aide, not your idol, to some extent not even Mahi Bhai (MS Dhoni) when he was round,” mentioned Hardik on the ‘Captains Communicate’ section of Star Sports activities.
It was Dhoni, throughout his days as India captain, who backed Hardik because the fast-bowling allrounder that India had been looking out because the retirement of the legendary Kapil Dev. To Pandya’s credit score, he delivered as effectively, taking part in a key function lots of India’s wins, particularly in white-ball cricket.
After recovering from an ankle harm suffered through the ODI World Cup final 12 months, Hardik was traded-in by MI and instantly changed Rohit Shama because the staff’s skipper.
Nonetheless, below Hardik’s captaincy, MI are going via one in every of their their worst IPL seasons, which has witnessed them dropping eight of their 11 matches thus far. Because of this, they languish on the all-time low of the 10-team desk.
“Some failures you expertise after which be taught. Due to that, I feel, I began understanding what are the roles and what are the roles I’m good at, how I can get higher at that,” Hardik added.
