{ "id": "110979", "author": "23", "cnmid": "C-1-1536154", "title": "When I Can't Pick A Player, He Knows It's Not Personal: Hardik On Not Playing Samson, Umran In New Zealand T20Is", "lang": "en", "series": "529", "cup_year": "2022", "article_type": "General", "excerpt": "IND vs NZ: When India announced their playing eleven for the third T20I against New Zealand in a rain-hit tied match at McLean Park in Napier on Tuesday, many were angry over middle-order batter Sanju Samson and tearaway pacer Umran Malik.", "subtype": null, "editor1": "

IND vs NZ:<\/strong> When India announced their playing eleven for the third T20I against New Zealand in a rain-hit tied match at McLean Park in Napier on Tuesday, many were angry over middle-order batter Sanju Samson and tearaway pacer Umran Malik not getting a chance to play in any of the two games in the bilateral series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Asked about not giving players like Samson and Umran, apart from Shubman Gill and Kuldeep Yadav game-time in the series which India won 1-0 and had begun with a washout, captain Hardik Pandya admitted that it's hard to not include them in the playing eleven and added that when a player is not picked in the matches, they are aware that it's not personal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It's not difficult, but about how you handle it. It's simple for me -- I have the same sort of equation with all the players. When I can't pick a player, he knows it's not personal. It's got to do with the situation. I am a peoples' person and have always kept people around me.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"So if anyone needs me, I will be there for them. Everyone knows that if they feel anything at all, my doors are always open for them to come and have a chat with me, because I understand how they are feeling," said Pandya in the post-match press conference.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

With India not having their regular top three of captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, many would have felt that Samson may be given a run in T20Is against New Zealand. But it didn't happen. Pandya stated that he could emphasise with how the people on the bench must be feeling.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"If they are sitting out -- Sanju Samson, for example, we wanted to play him, but for whatever reason, we couldn't make them play. But I can get into their shoes and understand how they are feeling. As a cricketer, it is difficult, whatever one might say. You are in the Indian team, but you are not getting a chance continuously in the XI, so that's difficult.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"At the end of the day, I can say whatever I want, but those will just be words. It will still be difficult for them to deal with. But if I can repeat that continuously and create a healthy environment, where the players can come and have the right to speak to me if they are feeling bad, or go and speak to the coach. If I remain the captain, I think it won't be a problem, because my nature and behaviour is such that I make sure everyone is together."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Pandya went on to explain that with a three-match series, it was impossible to give everyone playing time and all he could do was to do things which the team needed, like loading India with extra bowling options.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"What people are saying from outside, it doesn't matter much at this level. This is my team, firstly. The coach (VVS Laxman, in this tour) and I will pick the team we feel is right. There's a lot of time, everyone will get a chance, and when they do get a chance, they will get an extended run. But it's difficult since this was a short series. If it had been a long series, more players would have got a chance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It was a short series, and I don't believe in chop and change, and I won't in the future either. So it was simple, and I had to do with what the team needed. Like, I wanted a sixth bowling option. We got that here in this tour.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"What people are saying from outside, it doesn't matter much at this level. This is my team, firstly. The coach (VVS Laxman, in this tour) and I will pick the team we feel is right. There's a lot of time, everyone will get a chance, and when they do get a chance, they will get an extended run. But it's difficult since this was a short series. If it had been a long series, more players would have got a chance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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