Gujarat Titans IPL champions: IPL newcomers Gujarat Titans were on Cloud 9 as the franchise sealed the title in their very first season in the Premier League. The Titans defeated the Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in front of a record crowd, with captain Hardik Pandya and head coach Ashish Nehra silencing their detractors. Follow IPL 2022 updates on Insidesport.IN
Gujarat Titans IPL Champions: Ashish Nehra takes HILARIOUS interview of Hardik Pandya, Check the Unlimited Fun
In an interaction after Gujarat Titans sealed the title, head coach Ashish Nehra and Hardik Pandya discussed the winning feeling, with GT lifting the trophy in front of their home support. The newcomers weren’t rated aa highly coming into the season, but the entire team punched above their weight to seal a memorable IPL win.
Hardik Pandya said “We have hit a six in the very first year. We became the champions and can’t be prouder. People said our batting and bowling aren’t that strong, but since we won the trophy, everything is good.”
Ashish Nehra in his typically cheeky manner, jokingly demanded Hardik to name who doubted Gujarat, as the captain-coach duo enjoyed a good laugh.
Emotions, insights & a recap of the maiden IPL triumph in their maiden IPL season! ☺️ 🏆
On the mic with the @gujarat_titans‘ title-winning Captain @hardikpandya7 & Head Coach Ashish Nehra. 👏 👏 – By @RajalArora
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The Gujarat Titans skipper also lavished praise on Nehra, lauding his efforts to get the best out of the team. Hardik revealed that the Gujarat head coach set high standards in training and the team eventually reaped rewards for the same
Hardik also revealed ” Nehra is someone who goes to practice first. So, if everyone has already batted, the general thing is to go. But for Nehra, if 20 minutes are left, he would ask players to bat again. The way we played, the credit goes to him because he has made everyone work hard with a lot of passion.”
However, Nehra again in his trademark style dismissed the adulation, dubbing it as a “lie”.The interview soon went viral on social media with praise for both Hardik and Ashish Nehra.
Gujarat Titans IPL Champions: Ashish Nehra takes HILARIOUS interview of Hardik Pandya, Check the Unlimited Fun
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