Chennai Super Kings captain M.S. Dhoni and his Gujarat Titans counterpart Hardik Pandya.
Having watched each of them from shut quarters, Gujarat Titans spinner R Sai Kishore feels that his franchise skipper Hardik Pandya could be very similar to legendary MS Dhoni when it comes to management traits.
Sai Kishore, earlier than becoming a member of Gujarat Titans, was with CSK for a few years.
“Hardik and Mahi bhai (MS Dhoni) are pretty similar in the way they handle things, they both are pretty calm,” Sai Kishore instructed the media throughout a digital interplay session on Friday.
“One thing that I really admire about Hardik is his ability to handle success and failure equally – that is something very unique about him. He is a level-headed guy and that works (for him),” he added.
The 28-year-old stated Gujarat Titans, who gained the IPL final yr of their debut season, can have to replicate their performances from final season so as to achieve success.
“The tag of being defending champions is up to us whether to take it or not. We played well last year and that is why we won. I think if we can do that (then) the tag won’t matter much,” he stated.
Sai Kishore stated the brand new rule of getting an ‘Impact Player’ in IPL will make it extra manageable than what it was in home circuit.
“It is more like the super-sub rule where we can either use a bowler or a batsman. It is basically like playing with 12 people. We have already played with this (rule) in domestic (cricket). The only change is that we can use it till the 20th over, in domestic it was restricted to the 14th over. In 20 overs, it should be a lot easier to handle,” he said.
The Tamil Nadu left-arm spinner said he is eyeing a place in the Indian side via strong performances in the IPL.
“Yes, there are plenty of left-arm spinners in India and this (IPL) is an excellent alternative however I would love to be right here now within the current and play effectively for Gujarat. In the final 5 years, my skill-set has gone up and I would like to preserve bettering. If it occurs that I do very effectively within the IPL, I’m going to play for India,” he said.
However, Sai Kishore admitted that he has to improve his batting to come into national reckoning.
“It is a piece in progress. I’ve finished effectively in home (cricket) additionally. I do know the areas the place I’m good at and areas the place I want to work on. I’m making an attempt to put in hours into my batting and fielding,” he said.
“In the IPL and better you go, you need to bat on the high. In Tamil Nadu, I’ve had the posh of batting on the high in just a few video games. The dying overs batting wants extra work and a spotlight. Finding a sample or method to rating fast runs is what I’m engaged on,” Sai Kishore concluded.
