‘No one knows what you are going through…’: Hardik Pandya told to ‘block’ criticism in MS Dhoni's style
ESPNCricinfo. "Personally, for me, it doesn't bother me. I don't care.
I don't pay any attention. You know it's all white noise, but certainly players do hear things and everyone's entitled to their own emotions and how they respond to those. So is it affecting him [Hardik]? Maybe.
It's possible. He probably hasn't experienced that before in, in any walk of life. So it's natural, I suppose, and particularly being in India and a star Indian player, to be in that position where some fans are booing you, it's certainly something he wouldn't have experienced." Steve Smith shared his IPL 2017 experience when he replaced MS Dhoni as the skipper of Rising Pune Supergiant.
The Australia batter said his equation with MS Dhoni made things really easy for him. "It was an enjoyable season and we had some success that year [2017], I suppose, which helped as well," he said. “But MS was great with everything that he did.
He was supportive, he helped me in any way that he could. He was great behind the stumps, obviously. He's got a great view of what's going on in the game and the angles that sort of take place on the field, and was able to sort those out and get people in the right areas," he added.
Steve Smith said that the challenge is harder for Hardik Pandya as he is filling the big shoes of Rohit Sharma. He expressed excitement to witness how Wankhede crowd reacts to Hardik Pandya, who faced considerable hostility in Ahmedabad and Hyderabad from the Mumbai Indians fans. "Hardik is in the middle of a challenging time, losing the first two games of their IPL season.
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