Ian Bishop lavishes praises on Hardik Pandya

Being the captain of the new franchise, Gujarat Titans, Hardik Pandya impressed everyone as he guided the team to the IPL trophy in their first attempt. Gujarat denied Rajasthan Royals their second title by defeating them in a one-sided final by seven wickets. West Indies legend Ian Bishop also heaped high praises for the India all-rounder for his stellar performance alongside his impressive captaincy abilities.

Before the start of this season, everyone was in shock as he was named the leader of this team. Hardik didn’t have much leadership experience and individually, he had no form behind his back as he was coming back from an injury setback. However, he stole the show throughout the tournament as he scored 487 runs along with eight wickets. Even in the final, he came out as the Player of the Match for his crucial three wickets and a steady innings of 34 runs off 30 balls. His leadership skills were the talk of the town as he managed to bring out some positive results from some crunchy situations.

“So many different guys stepping up all season,” – Ian Bishop on Gujarat’s win

Speaking about his form, Ian Bishop took his Twitter account and heaped high praises for his all-round contribution. He stated that Hardik is a great asset for any team when he is fit to bowl. He said: “By the way, Hardik Pandya is gold for any team once he’s fit to bowl”. He also congratulated the franchise for winning the IPL trophy in their first season. The WI great added: “Congrats to Hardik Pandya and his @gujarat_titans one of two franchises to win the IPL in their first season. Wonderful bowling unit and so many different guys stepping up all season.”

Here are the tweets from his official account:

Notably, this top-class performance throughout this IPL season, earned Hardik a comeback call to the national team for the upcoming home T20I series against South Africa starting next month.