The Indian all-rounder emphasized the value of going back to the fundamentals and putting in the work since doing so has given him the confidence and positivity he needs to succeed.
Hardik Pandya, an all-rounder for Team India, has invested a lot of effort in improving his fitness over the past 18 months (about 1 and a half years) after a run of ailments prohibited him from bowling. He is not just back bowling, but he is also possibly playing cricket at his best right now.
He used the crucial role that his family has had in a conversation with RISE Worldwide, and he has credited his transformation to the happiness and focuses he has felt due to the people around him.
According to the report of RISE World, he explained his situation and what he was going through.
Hardik Pandya statement
“It has to do a lot with helping myself to go back to the basics and approaching everything on a positive note,” Pandya said. “Because of that I have got peace in my life looking at the brighter side always. I know I will have good days and bad days but the positivity comes from the hard work that I put in, which then gives me the self-belief and confidence to give it everything. And with the support of my family to always have my back, I feel a sense of complete focus and positivity around me.”
Further, he also added “This time the difference was that my family played a big role in terms of letting me be myself. More than anything, letting me have my own time to realize what exactly I wanted for myself,” he said.
“The credit goes to Natasa, Agastya, Krunal – everyone kind of allowed me to maintain my routine and made sure [to realize] that you know what, Hardik right now should focus on himself and he should keep himself as a priority. And because of that, I was able to understand a lot of things that I had kind of forgotten over the years while playing because there are certain things you do not write down, it just happens. But because of the support from my family, I was able to know this without again experiencing it. It was just remembering that, okay, at that point of time I used to feel this, this point of time I used to feel this.”
