Ahmedabad: Gujarat Titans head coach Ashish Nehra on Saturday stated he by no means tried to persuade Hardik Pandya in opposition to returning to Mumbai Indians however conceded that the star all-rounder’s expertise can be dearly missed by the staff within the IPL starting on March 22.
Pandya, who led GT to IPL title of their maiden 12 months earlier than taking them to the ultimate final 12 months, has moved again to Mumbai Indians as their skipper for the upcoming season.
“In any sport, it’s a must to transfer on. You can’t purchase expertise and to switch somebody like Hardik Pandya or (an injured) Mohammed Shami is not going to be straightforward. However that is a studying curve and that is how staff strikes ahead,” Nehra informed mediapersons right here on Saturday.
Pandya-Nehra mixture had labored wonders for GT of their first two seasons and the inevitable query arose whether or not the top coach tried to cease the skipper from becoming a member of Mumbai Indians.
“I by no means tried to persuade Pandya to remain again. As you play extra, you achieve expertise. I may have stopped him had he gone to some other franchise. He (Pandya) performed right here for 2 years however he has gone to a staff (MI), the place he has performed beforehand for 5-6 years,” Nehra was frank in his admission.
The best way Pandya’s switch came about, Nehra feels that day is not far-off when IPL goes the European membership soccer means.
“The style through which the game (cricket) is transferring, we may have trades and transfers like we see in worldwide soccer. It is a new problem for him and could also be he’ll be taught one thing new and we want him the very best.”
We Will Assist Gill Develop As A Chief
Nehra was predictably requested about how he checked out Shubman Gill’s elevation because the skipper and the way he would handle a staff filled with seniors.
“As a brand new captain, I wish to see how he (Gill) operates and never simply me, the entire India wish to see as a result of he’s that form of a participant,” the previous left-arm seamer stated.
“He’s trying to play and do properly in all three codecs, so we as a franchise wish to assist him develop extra as an individual than as a captain. If he grows as an individual, he’ll develop extra as a captain going ahead and get higher and higher,” the coach stated.
He cited Pandya’s instance when he was roped in 2022 because the staff’s skipper.
“Earlier than Hardik joined GT, he had no prior expertise of captaining any facet. There are 10 IPL groups and you will notice increasingly more new captains. Shreyas Iyer and even Nitish Rana did captaincy for KKR. Let’s examine which man capitalises transferring forward.”
Alternative Of Injured Gamers
The 2011 World Cup winner is bullish about his staff’s potential replacements with Shami dominated out following a surgical procedure on his achillies tendon and Rashid Khan recuperating from a again surgical procedure.
“IPL is now a 12-people recreation (Influence Participant added) and to fill in Hardik and Shami’s footwear, it’s not going to be straightforward however we have now sufficient folks. We have now Umesh Yadav, who’ve been taking part in the IPL for greater than 12 years,” Nehra stated.
He’s additionally hopeful that Tamil Nadu skipper R Sai Kishore, who received 55 wickets in Ranji Trophy, will ship the products.
“Sai Kishore did not play (a lot) final 12 months, however he has been doing so properly. So yearly you may be seeing new new guys, it’s a must to imagine in your self and put together for that,” he stated.
When requested if Rashid would not get slot in time, Nehra stated: “About spinners, its not that we do not have skilled spinners. We have now Jayant Yadav and Sai Kishore. I’m a agency believer of taking part in to your strengths. In Chennai and Lucknow, there can be gradual tracks and we must be ready.” The coach additionally knowledgeable that rookie Jharkhand keeper-batter Robin Minz, who lately met with a motorbike accident in Ranchi, is unlikely to play IPL this 12 months.
“It’s unlucky however we have been additionally excited a couple of man like Minz,” the coach concluded.
