'Game To Go This Close': Hardik Pandya's Strict Advice To His Batters Post GT's Win Over PBKS

<p class="p1">Hardik Pandya, skipper of Gujarat Titans came up with a result for all his batters on Thursday. He requested them to be a bit adventurous in the middle overs going ahead in the 2023 edition of the IPL. Gujarat defeated Punjab Kings by six wickets with the help of Mohit Sharma&rsquo;s terrific bowling figures of 18 runs for two wickets and Gill starred with the bat after scoring 67 runs in just 49 balls.</p> <p class="p1">Though it was a close game at the end as the Gujarat-based franchise finished the run chase of 154 runs with a ball to spare.</p> <p class="p1">"To be very honest, I would not appreciate the game to go this close from the situation we were in. There was definitely a lot for us to learn from this game. That's the beauty of sports, it's never over till it's over," Hardik Pandya said at the post-match presentation.</p> <p class="p1">"So we will go back to the drawing board. I think we can take a couple more risks in the middle overs. We should take risks and play shots in the middle overs, need to make sure the game doesn't go so deep.</p> <p class="p1">"The wicket was good but because of the hardness of the soil and wicket, the ball was getting dried up. It was a belter when the new ball was playing."</p> <p class="p1">Mohit Sharma made a terrific comeback in the cash-rich league by picking two crucial wickets as the last time he played in IPL was back in 2020.</p> <p class="p1">"I was not surprised, when Mohit and Alzarri (Joseph) came. They bowled terrific. And credit to Mohit. To come join us as a net bowler and then wait for his chance, knowing his time will come and today it came. He has done a lot of hard work, he has shown patience and his time has come," skipper Hardik said.</p>

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