Kapil acknowledges the “fantastic athlete” Pandya. After Hardik Pandya’s game-winning effort against Pakistan, Kapil was all praise for the all-arounder. Hardik was named “Man of the Match” for his match-winning 33 not out, which came after an outstanding bowling performance of 3/25 in which he removed Khushdil Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed, and Mohammed Rizwan.
“That is where the team gets an advantage (with presence of all-rounders like Hardik). You have Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja who can bowl their overs and bat well. Any all-rounder is a cherry on the cake for the team. Hardik and Jadeja are great athletes,” said Kapil.
“Hardik has made us so proud. Only thing is that he has to look after himself because when a person of his ability gets injured, the whole team gets injured. His ability nobody can doubt, the only thing I am worried about sometimes is his injuries.”
