Hardik's new-found maturity impressive to see

After India’s loss to England in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, all eyes will be on the team that Hardik Pandya leads to New Zealand.

- SUNIL GAVASKAR

 This tour will give Indian cricket fans the answer if the future has arrived. Pandya in the last 18 months has grown from a boy into a man in cricketing terms and the maturity and felicity with which he has taken his cricket to another level has been fascinating to watch. Here is a man who has bounced back after a serious back surgery that could well have ended his career. He has also taken to the captaincy like a duck takes to water and bids fair to keep the captain’s band on his arm for a long time to come. It will be interesting to see how the youngsters flower under him.