IPL 2022: Captaincy has helped Hardik Pandya temper his emotions, feels senior pro Mohammed Shami

Shami
has
played
a
lot
of
international
cricket
alongside
Pandya
and
has
always
found
the
flamboyant
all-rounder
to
have
wore
his
heart
on
his
sleeve
but
in
his
first
season
as
an
IPL
captain,
he
has
been
able
to
keep
his
emotions
under
check.

“After
he
(Hardik)
became
captain,
he
has
become
more
normal,
his
reactions
have
been
tempered
(mellowed).
I
have
advised
him
to
control
his
emotions
on
the
field
because
the
entire
world
watches
cricket,”
Shami
told
mediapersons
on
Friday
(May
13).

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“It
is
very
important
as
a
leader
to
be
sensible,
understand
situations
and
he
has
performed
that
role
to
perfection,”
the
veteran
fats
bowler
added.

Titans
are
already
in
play-offs
with
18
points
from
12
games
and
Shami
does
give
Hardik
a
lot
of
points
for
his
captaincy.

“He
has
kept
the
team
together.
I
have
witnessed
a
lot
of
changes
in
him
as
a
captain
in
comparison
to
a
player,”
said
Shami,
one
of
the
star
performers
for
GT
with
16
wickets
from
12
games.

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Having
played
under
Mahendra
Singh
Dhoni,
Virat
Kohli
and
Rohit
Sharma
in
the
national
team
along
with
multiple
captains
in
different
IPL
teams,
Shami
knows
that
each
one
has
his
unique
style.

“Every
captain
has
different
temperament.
Mahi
(Dhoni)
bhai
was
quiet,
Virat
was
aggressive,
Rohit
leads
according
to
match
situations,
so
understanding
Hardik’s
mindset
is
not
a
rocket
science.”

Shami,
who
has
been
the
highest
wicket-taker
GT
with
16
scalps
so
far,
also
spoke
about
his
role
and
performance
in
the
Indian
Premier
League.

“As
far
as
my
performance
is
concerned,
whenever
I
was
given
the
white
ball,
I
always
tried
to
put
in
my
100
per
cent.
Not
just
this
season,
if
you
look
at
the
last
four
seasons
then
you
can
see
nobody
(in
teams
that
he
played)
took
more
wickets
than
me,”
said
Shami.

“Whenever
I
am
entrusted
with
responsibility
I
have
always
tried
to
live
up
to
that.
I
have
always
tried
to
perform
my
role
to
the
100
per
cent
of
my
capability.”

Not
a
big
fan
of
raw
pace,
says
the
veteran

Shami
is
pleased
to
witness
the
emergence
of
young
Indian
fast
bowlers
from
this
IPL
but
said
someone
like
Umran
Malik
needs
to
add
swing
and
accuracy
to
his
pace
to
become
successful
in
T20
cricket.

“For
any
country,
it
is
pleasing
to
see
youngsters
bowling
with
pace
and
swing.
If
you
get
to
see
good
talent
then
you
don’t
remain
in
question
mark.
There
is
more
clarity
then.
The
most
important
thing
is
experience,
so
the
need
is
to
make
them
play
more
matches,
help
them
in
spending
more
time
with
seniors.

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“Pace
is
there
but
if
you
are
asking
my
personal
opinion
I
am
not
a
big
pace
fan.
If
you
are
bowling
140
kmph
and
moving
the
ball
both
sides
then
it’s
enough
to
get
a
batter
out.
He
(Umran)
will
need
some
time
to
get
mature
because
along
with
pace
you
need
accuracy,”
he
said.

“In
T20
everything
depends
on
swing
and
length
because
nobody
fears
pace
now-a-days.
If
you
can
swing
it
at
good
pace
with
perfect
line
and
length,
then
you
have
chances
to
survive
in
this
fast-paced
game.”

Mantra
for
Titans’ success

Asked
about
the
mantra
behind
GT’s
success
in
their
debut
season,
Shami
said:
“We
have
made
a
good
bonding
in
the
team
from
the
start.
In
every
match
we
played
as
a
group.

“We
have
put
on
combined
performance.
We
have
worked
as
a
team
in
the
tournament.
Everyone
contributed
a
little
bit
and
hope
this
continues.”

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The
premier
pacer
also
lavished
praise
on
former
teammate-turned-coach
Ashish
Nehra
for
keeping
the
GT
unit
together.

“As
a
coach
you
need
to
be
chill,
it
is
important
to
deal
the
team
as
a
family,
there
are
plenty
of
responsibilities
and
he
(Nehra)
has
done
a
remarkable
job,”
Shami
said.

Gujarat
Titans
will
play
Chennai
Super
Kings
in
their
penultimate
league
game
at
the
Wankhede
Stadium
in
Mumbai
on
Sunday
(May
15).