Krunal mentioned that as captain he desires to be taught good issues from everybody however on the similar time he desires to be himself.
“I don’t want to imitate anyone. Yes, I want to learn good things from everyone but at the same time, I want to be myself,” Krunal mentioned about his captaincy.
Elder brother of Indian T20 staff skipper Hardik Pandya, Krunal took over LSG captaincy after KL Rahul pulled out due to an damage with 5 matches remaining within the league section.
“KL is a big loss for us, it’s really sad. But I’ve taken this challenge and am looking forward to it and making it bigger,” Krunal mentioned throughout a media interplay.
“Obviously, I’ve been aware that I’m the vice-captain for the team, and again I’ve never changed. I always played cricket how I wanted to play cricket. I’ve taken the captaincy the same way as well,” Krunal added.
He will likely be main the staff in a must-win sport in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday.
“If I am myself, and if I do it my way then the chances of doing well for the team is high. I’ve played cricket hard and in a certain way, and the same thing I apply while captaining this team as well.”
A former Baroda skipper, Krunal captained LSG of their dwelling match in opposition to Chennai Super Kings, which was washed out on May 3. With this, Krunal and Hardik grew to become the primary siblings to captain two IPL franchises.
Since then, Krunal oversaw LSG’s two wins and a loss that got here in opposition to defending champions Gujarat Titans, who’re being led by his brother Hardik.
Krunal’s captaincy type and studying of the sport has drawn reward from none apart from the legendary Sunil Gavaskar.
Gavaskar was notably impressed with the way in which the LSG skipper defended 177 in opposition to Mumbai Indians en path to sealing an exhilarating five-run win.
Krunal mentioned he and Hardik have all the time seen the sport from leaders’ perspective, which has helped them whereas captaining their respective groups.
“We discuss cricket a lot, we discuss everything. We have played cricket in a certain way, whether we were leaders or not we have always taken responsibilities, and we have seen this game as a leader.
“So whenever you develop into captain, it is barely simpler as a result of you’ve gotten all the time seen the sport how one can contribute and how one can win video games,” Krunal mentioned.
Asked whether or not former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has performed any function in his captaincy, Krunal mentioned: “MS has been the largest captain in Indian historical past.
“By just observing you learn a lot of things, I’ve learnt a lot of things, from MS as well. I want to take good things from everyone but I want to be myself, that’s the way I can get the best out of myself,” Krunal added.
Placed third within the desk with 15 factors, LSG have higher probabilities of making the playoffs than their Saturday’s opponents Kolkata Knight Riders, who’re manner under with 12 factors.
“There is still no Q (qualifying tag) attached to us, so focus is to play the way Lucknow is known for. I hope we play to our potential and win the game,” Krunal signed off.
(With inputs from PTI)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com