Hardik Pandya
hasn't had a memorable time since his return to the cricket field after recovering from an ankle injury he suffered during the ODI World Cup last year. Neither his bowling nor his batting has clicked amid furore over his appointment as the Mumbai Indians' captain, replacing Rohit Sharma.
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While the MI captaincy debate has largely settled despite the five-time IPL champions' indifferent show so far this season, Hardik now waits to know his fate as far as India's
T20 World Cup
squad is announced as he leads MI in their next IPL match against Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday.
Ahead of the game, in the 'Captains Speak' segment on Star Sports, the allrounder made an interesting comment on the "art of finishing" matches, using an analogy related to food.
"If you go to a fancy restaurant and they present you something, the taste might be amazing; but if they don't add the finishing touch (to presentation), it does not add to the charm to the dish, no matter how good it is, because the look of it matters a lot," said Hardik.
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"I think finishing a game is a similar thing. No matter how close you have come, how well you have poised the game, how strong (position) you are in, if you don't get the finishing kick or finishing touch from your lower-order (batsmen) or finishers, that dish does not look complete.
"So I look at it (finishing matches) that way. There are so many times that a dish is not well prepared but the finishing touch is nice. The same happens in cricket as well," he added.
MI are currently number nine on the 10-team points table, with three wins and six defeats, which puts them in a must-win situation for the remaining five matches in order to stay in contention for a place in the playoffs.
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