I think we can take more risks in middle overs: Hardik Pandya

Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya on Thursday urged his batters to be a bit more adventurous in the middle overs in their upcoming Indian Premier League matchesDefending champions GT registered a sixwicket victory over Punjab Kings after Mohit Sharmas 218 excellent return to the IPL and opener Shubman Gills 49ball 67 hereHowever the game got quite close in the end with GT completing a chase of 154 with a ball to spare something Hardik did not appreciateTo 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 Thats the beauty of sports its never over till its over Hardik said at the postmatch presentationSo 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 doesnt go so deepThe 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 playingHe was very impressed with medium pacer Mohit for his fine outing with the ballPlaying in his first game in the league since 2020 Mohit was exceptional in the penultimate over giving away as little as six runsI 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 Hardik said of MohitComing back to the result the skipper said It will be a tough pill to swallow taking it this close Not a big fan of taking the game to the last overPBKS captain Shikhar Dhawan again expressed his disappointment with the teams batters after another poor showWe did not put many runs on the board We have to rectify that thing going forward If you see the number of dot balls if a team plays 56 balls you end up losing the gameAlso readIPL 2023 Mohit Gill shine as Gujarat Titans beat PBKS by six wicketsLosing early wickets puts you on the back foot and we need to work on that Dhawan saidPlayer of the Match Mohit said I have had a good time at this venue I thought of sticking to my variations had a chat with Hardik in the middle overs luckily it paid offYou need to train hard give your 100 percent Need to bowl according to the situation and stick to the basics I was given a role to bowl after 10 overs Credit goes to the coach who has defined everyones role in the team Mohit saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever