"Made Some Judgement Errors...": Hardik Pandya's Honest Admission On GT's IPL Game Loss

Gujarat Titans' captain Hardik Pandya on Friday admitted that he made judgement errors in a narrow loss while chasing against Delhi Capitals, after his side bounced back in the Indian Premier League to thrash Rajasthan Royals by nine wickets in Jaipur on Friday. Pandya struck an unbeaten 59 but GT could only make 125/6 chasing 131 against DC to suffer only their third loss in 10 matches by five runs.

But on Friday, Pandya smacked three sixes and as many fours while collecting 24 runs off RR's Adam Zampa to make a 15-ball 39, as GT recorded a comfortable win with 37 balls to spare.

"I made some judgement errors in the last game, but today my job was half done by the time Shubman (Gill) got out. I don't shy away from accepting mistakes, accepting is the key to succeed for me," Pandya told the broadcaster after the match.

Rashid Khan (3/14) and Noor Ahmad (2/25) set up the win for Gujarat Titans, for whom Shubman Gill (36) and Wriddhiman Saha (41 not out) provided a 71-run opening stand.

"I let Rashid handle the business with Noor; nobody (is) better to communicate. Not much (that) I have to do, I only suggest when to have a slip. They are very confident about what they want to do, we only have conversations when things aren't going right.

"I feel Wriddhi is one of the best keepers, not easy to pick Rashid and Noor with their speeds," Pandya added.

Rashid, who joined GT teammate Mohammad Shami at the top with 18 wickets so far in this IPL, said he is working hard in the nets to keep the batters guessing.

"Just making sure I don't give any signals for the batters to pick me. I'm trying to minimise the difference between leg-spin and googly, holding them the same way. I keep working on it in the nets, I want to make it