IND VS SA: Make Hardik Pandya the Captain, Says Brad Hogg

With a number of players showcasing their captaincy credentials in the IPL, it is a happy(?) headache for the Indian management over whom to hand over the reins after Rohit Sharma. Rishabh Pant has been captaining the side during the South Africa series in the absence of Rohit, KL Rahul, and Jasprit Bumrah. After two losses in as many games, people are questioning his leadership skills. In the meanwhile, former Australia spinner Brad Hogg has thrown in Hardik Pandya’s name as his choice for the captaincy of the Indian team. Want to bet on cricket on the move? Discover India’s best-betting sites here.

Hardik Pandya’s captaincy impresses Brad Hogg

In his maiden year as IPL captain, Hardik led Gujarat Titans – also in their first year – to a title victory. A lot of cricket pundits were impressed with his leadership qualities. Even the Titans players spoke about how he backed their abilities and gave them complete freedom to perform their roles. Hogg too was full of praise for Hardik and vouched for him to become the captain after Rohit Sharma.

In the absence of Rohit, Rahul was named captain before he was ruled out due to injury. With Bumrah too not in the side, Pant was appointed as the captain with Hardik as his deputy. As things stand currently, it seems that Rahul, Bumrah and Pant are ahead of Hardik when it comes to captaining the side in T20Is.

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The most valuable T20 cricketer

Hogg even praised Hardik’s skills with the bat and ball, calling him “the most valuable T20 cricketer” right now. “The other night (India vs South Africa 1st T20I, Delhi), he came in during those final overs and was able to find the boundary from ball one. Not too many people can do that. And he can go up and do the job at the top of the order if they lose early wickets as well. He is the most valuable T20 cricketer going around in world cricket right now,” he said.

After a couple of underwhelming IPL seasons, Hardik Pandya proved his class once again in IPL 2022. He scored 487 runs and picked up 8 wickets in the tournament. His performances and versatility impressed one and all. His captaincy too was top-notch, justifying his massive price tag. He has carried that form into the ongoing India-South Africa series, smashing 31*(12) in the first T20I.

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