IPL 2022: Hardik Will Be Motivated To Show What He Can Do As Leader, Says Gary Kirsten

Mumbai: Gary Kirsten, the batting coach and mentor of the Ahmedabad franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL), has said that Hardik Pandya will be really inspired to show what he can do as a leader at the larger level.

Ahmedabad has chosen Hardik Pandya (Rs 15 crore), Rashid Khan (Rs 15 crore) and Shubman Gill (Rs 8 crore). Vikram Solanki has been appointed as the Director of Cricket for Ahmedabad, while Hardik Pandya will lead the franchise.

Gary Kirsten will serve as the batting coach and mentor of the Ahmedabad franchise while Ashish Nehra has been appointed as the head coach.

“I am looking forward to working with Hardik as a young and new captain. I think he will be really motivated to come and plan and show that he is a leader at this stage of the game. But what is he capable of? He is a great player. What I have heard is that he is really looking forward to joining the mix and being involved,” Kirsten said on Star Sports’ show ‘IPL Selection Day’.

“I think he understands the importance of this tournament. What I’ve heard is that he is quick to go into the mix from a leadership standpoint. So, I think for a player of this level, really Exciting. Motivated us to be skilled, to do well in this competition,” he added.

IPL’s two new teams — Sanjiv Goenka RPSG Group for the Lucknow franchise and CVC Capital’s Ahmedabad team had received formal clearance from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The formal clearance was given after a meeting of the IPL Governing Council.

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