The India captain for the next T20 series against Sri Lanka, Hardik Pandya, who is anticipated to assume the post permanently, promised that he “would back them to the core and will give them all the support that they need to excel” for the national team.
“Before the World Cup, I don’t think we did anything wrong. Our template, our approach, everything was the same, It’s just that in the World Cup things did not go the way we wanted (them to), and our approach was not exactly what it was before the World Cup.
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“What we have noticed and what we have told the boys is that just go out and express, which they will do and it is up to us how we back them. What we have said is that we are going to back you to the core and they will have full support from my side. I was going to back them because they are the best Indian cricketers in the country and that’s the reason they are here,” Pandya said on Monday.
Asked how he was going to handle someone like Umran Malik, Pandya said he will ensure that the young pacer from J&K is given enough support that he can flourish.
“Obviously, he’s got pace and everyone knows how exciting a prospect he is. We will give him enough opportunities, we will give him enough backing. We will give him enough support from our side so that he can flourish here,” Pandya said.
