'Blessing to have Hardik Pandya as the captain' -GT's Sai Sudharsan

Gujarat Titans might have lost the IPL final match against Chennai Super Kings, but the star of that match Sai Sudarshan had scored a quickfire 96 in just 47 balls.

The 21-year-old batter, one of the GT's stars on the final day, however, gave the credit for his performance to captain Hardik Pandya.

While praising the 2022 IPL winning captain, Sai said, 'A captain like Hardik Pandya is a blessing. They give you the platform and confidence to speak your mind. They make you feel very comfortable in yourself regardless of your performance on the day. Even in my last innings (Qualifier-1) I missed a few balls which I should have connected. But he assured me that I can still hit big shots and get the job done for the team'

Significantly, the Tamil Nadu born player played 8 matches in this season of IPL and scored 362 runs at an impressive average of 51.71.