MUMBAI: A smasher of the cricket ball himself, Kieron Pollard on Wednesday praised his Mumbai Indians teammate Hardik Pandya for his six-hitting prowess and said the all-rounder packs a large number of punch.
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"He is a small guy but hits (the ball) a long way. And again once he continues to practice well and continue to evolve as a cricketer, you can see him doing great things not only for Mumbai Indians but by extension Indian cricket," said Pollard about Pandya at the eve of MI's IPL sport in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Pandya has thus far gathered 355 runs in 12 games, studded with 27 sixes and 25 fours. Most of his runs have come against the top, the remaining being the blistering 91 off 34 balls in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens.
"He's not actually practising otherwise. It is set believing in his talent. Obviously the eventualities he has been in, he had no selection but to move and hit and he has proven his power-game as well, so it's just right for him. Even when he came onto the scene, in case you take note, a few games for Mumbai (Indians), he finished off with his large hits.
"It is matter of him having the boldness as a result of he is one of those guys who is free-spirited and can simply move out and try to use his younger exuberance to have an impact at the sport," Pollard defined.
"I am certain even supposing there is something technical that he has labored on, he wouldn't need to put that out in the media. That is one thing that if he is operating on his sport, he does it in non-public. He desires you guys to look the result of his arduous paintings," he added.
Conceding that the in-form SRH batting mainstay David Warner's absence from the rival ranks will help MI, Pollard felt there can be any person else to fill the gap.
"It's an advantage, obviously. David (Warner) is a world-class player. He has proven what he can do and he has proven that he was integral part of Sunrisers Hyderabad (campaign). So, as an opponent, we feel good about it that he's not there, one much less man who was has been in form. But having said that I am certain they've in their armoury a large number of world-class skill to back it up.
"There is (Martin) Guptill and he has achieved fantastically well at the global scene as well. Yes they've misplaced Warner, but we are not going to take them calmly.
"We all are aware of it's a force sport, the character of the IPL on a complete is force, so as avid gamers you do not need to put further force on yourselves going into remaining couple of games. You need to simply be calm and collected," Pollard said about how his workforce will approach the sport wherein a victory would pilot them into the playoffs.
"It is rather like going into semi-finals and finals - you get ready mentally and physically and having plans and trying to execute them," he declared, adding, "What is maximum vital for us is the two points, not batting order and who will get maximum wickets or who is the star."
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"He is a small guy but hits (the ball) a long way. And again once he continues to practice well and continue to evolve as a cricketer, you can see him doing great things not only for Mumbai Indians but by extension Indian cricket," said Pollard about Pandya at the eve of MI's IPL sport in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Pandya has thus far gathered 355 runs in 12 games, studded with 27 sixes and 25 fours. Most of his runs have come against the top, the remaining being the blistering 91 off 34 balls in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens.
"He's not actually practising otherwise. It is set believing in his talent. Obviously the eventualities he has been in, he had no selection but to move and hit and he has proven his power-game as well, so it's just right for him. Even when he came onto the scene, in case you take note, a few games for Mumbai (Indians), he finished off with his large hits.
"It is matter of him having the boldness as a result of he is one of those guys who is free-spirited and can simply move out and try to use his younger exuberance to have an impact at the sport," Pollard defined.
"I am certain even supposing there is something technical that he has labored on, he wouldn't need to put that out in the media. That is one thing that if he is operating on his sport, he does it in non-public. He desires you guys to look the result of his arduous paintings," he added.
Conceding that the in-form SRH batting mainstay David Warner's absence from the rival ranks will help MI, Pollard felt there can be any person else to fill the gap.
"It's an advantage, obviously. David (Warner) is a world-class player. He has proven what he can do and he has proven that he was integral part of Sunrisers Hyderabad (campaign). So, as an opponent, we feel good about it that he's not there, one much less man who was has been in form. But having said that I am certain they've in their armoury a large number of world-class skill to back it up.
"There is (Martin) Guptill and he has achieved fantastically well at the global scene as well. Yes they've misplaced Warner, but we are not going to take them calmly.
"We all are aware of it's a force sport, the character of the IPL on a complete is force, so as avid gamers you do not need to put further force on yourselves going into remaining couple of games. You need to simply be calm and collected," Pollard said about how his workforce will approach the sport wherein a victory would pilot them into the playoffs.
"It is rather like going into semi-finals and finals - you get ready mentally and physically and having plans and trying to execute them," he declared, adding, "What is maximum vital for us is the two points, not batting order and who will get maximum wickets or who is the star."
Small guy but hits a long way, says Pollard about Pandya
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