Hardik Pandya doesn`t mince words when he says that as a multi-skilled cricketer, his workload is twice and at times even thrice compared to a specialist batter or bowler. Pandya`s 87 largely contributed to India`s score of 266 all out in the opening rain-affected game against arch-rivals Pakistan in the Asia Cup.

For someone, who had a career-threatening lower-back stress fracture and remained out of international cricket for considerable period, the Baroda player has more than made amends after being handed national T20 captaincy and is again bowling at brisk pace.