As captains, Hardik Pandya and Shubman Gill are like North Pole and South Pole: Ashish Nehra

Hardik Pandya aur Shubman Gill. (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL)

Ashish Nehra ne Hardik Pandya aur Shubman Gill ke captaincy approaches ke beech ek dilchasp comparison kiya hai. Ye dono hi aise leaders hain jinhone franchise ki history ke alag-alag points par Gujarat Titans ki kamaan sambhali hai.

Pandya ne team ko unke inaugural 2022 season mein IPL title jitwaya aur 2023 mein ek aur final tak pahunchaya, wahin Pandya ke jaane ke baad Gill ne captaincy sambhali aur Gujarat Titans ko 2026 ke IPL final tak lead kiya.

> ‘Dono bilkul alag hain. Aap North Pole aur South Pole ki baat kar rahe ho. Meri hi tarah, dono hi seekh rahe the. Dono mein se kisi ne bhi pehle zyada captaincy nahi ki thi. Lekin jaise-jaise aap aage badhte ho, aap seekhte ho,’ Nehra ne Kolkata mein CAB Annual Awards ceremony ke dauran kaha (via RevSportz).

Nehra ka manna hai ki Shubman ek captain ke roop mein aur behtar honge kyunki woh is samay Tests aur ODIs mein Indian team ko lead kar rahe hain. Gujarat Titans ke head coach ne kaha ki jahan Shubman kaafi shy hain, wahin Hardik apni team ke sath bohot saari baatein karte the.

> ‘Shubman Gill ab do formats mein India ke captain hain, isliye woh aur behtar hi hote jayenge. Shubman thode reserved aur thode shy hain. Lekin ye theek hai. Har koi alag hota hai. Kuch sahi ya galat nahi hota. Shubman aise insaan hain jo Hardik Pandya ki tarah zyada baatein nahi karte,’ Nehra ne bataya.
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> ‘Woh bilkul to-the-point baat karte hain. Woh ek behad utsuk learner bhi hain. Asal mein, main kehna chahunga ki woh ek behad acche observer hain. Woh doosron se bhi seekhte hain, aur woh aage chalkar aur behtar hi honge. Woh abhi bhi ek work in progress hain. Woh abhi sirf 26 ya 27 saal ke hain, aur aisa nahi hai ki woh bohot saalon se captaincy kar rahe hain. Abhi toh sirf ek ya do seasons hi hue hain. Jaise-jaise aap aage badhte hain, aap cheezein seekhte hain aur behtar hote hain,’ unhone add kiya.

### Hardik Pandya aur Shubman Gill ki leadership approach mein kya farq hai

Nehra ne is baat par zor diya ki Hardik ko unki coaching philosophy par pura bharosa tha, lekin jab cheezein Titans ke mutabik nahi jaati thin, toh woh sawal poochne se piche nahi hat-te the.

> ‘Hardik ek amazing character hain. Ek baat toh pakki hai: unhe mujhpar pura bharosa tha, jo ki perfect tha. Woh hamesha seekhne ke liye utsuk rehte hain. Agar kuch sahi nahi hota ya achha nahi jata, toh woh sawal poochenge. Woh ek aise insaan hain jinke sath aap dher saari baatein kar sakte hain,’ Nehra ne kaha.

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Nehra ke assessment ke mutabik, dono hi captains ne bohot kam purane captaincy experience ke sath apna role sambhala tha. Gill ke paas captaincy ka experience sirf ek ya do seasons ka hai, aur 26 ya 27 saal ki umr mein woh ab IPL ke responsibilities ke sath-sath do formats mein India ke liye captaincy kar rahe hain. Hardik ne Gujarat Titans ke sath apne tenure ke dauran IPL mein ek captain ke roop mein 37 wins aur 33 defeats hasil kiye hain.