“In bowling, my plans were pretty simple,” Hardik told Star Sports after the India-Pakistan clash. “I always tell the same thing. It’s just how I use it. I tell that it’s important to kind of assess the situation and conditions, and use your weapon which I feel, you know, hard lengths and hitting the length is my strength. But I make sure I use it very wisely, put some doubt in the batter and ask them to play the wrong shot.”
About his batting form, Hardik said, “In batting, over the years, I have understood [that] the calmer I can stay, it’s going to help me execute all the plans. Those executions, the 50-50 chances that I take, if I am calmer, it helps me to pull it off. Chases like this, you always plan overs.”
Mujeeb is ranked ninth – having moved up seven places – after taking five wickets in the first two games at the Asia Cup.