IPL 2022: We needed to come out of our comfort zone, says Hardik Pandya on Gujarat Titans’ decision to bat first against Punjab Kings

IPL 2022: We needed to come out of our comfort zone, says Hardik Pandya on Gujarat Titans’ decision to bat first against Punjab Kings

“We have chased well in this tournament. If required (later in the tournament), we had to know how to set targets. This is part of a learning curve, but this is all about learning to come out of our own comfort zone.

“We were always talking about getting better even when we were winning. We would talk about things that didn’t go our way today and would look to come back better in the coming games.”

Punjab skipper Mayank Agarwal lauded his team after the much-needed win. He decided to drop himself down the order to accommodate Jonny Bairstow at the top alongside Shikhar Dhawan.

Explaining the move, he said: “We are trying to get the best out of Jonny. He’s done well opening. I said, ‘It’s okay, I’ll bat at four, I’ll anchor the innings at four’. With Livi (Liam Livingstone) it was clear, Shikhar to bat through and Livi could go out and play the way he wants to play. It was nice the way he played, got the score quickly,” said Agarwal.