Hayden has observed the most productive of Sachin Tendulkar and the blossoming of Virat Kohli after the Little Master retired. Hayden, who has been a part of IPL as commentator for 10 years now, feels Shubman Gill He has it in him to take the Sachin-Virat legacy ahead.
“Oh yes, Shubman is already in the Sachin-Virat league. World cricket needs heroes and he has everything in his game that will help him achieve those heights,” Hayden told TOI ahead of CSK’s game against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chepauk.
The opener is making an impact for Gujarat Titans and Hayden feels he will be up there for a long time.
“He will make one of those icon players for the next 10-15 years,” Hayden said.
While the burly Aussie believes that Shubman is the next superstar, the new player who has really impressed him is Mumbai Indians’ Tilak Verma.
“There’s Ruturaj Gaikwad too, but Tilak has been extraordinary. What makes him such a special player is his ability to maintain a high strike-rate. More than aggregates, it’s the strike-rate that matters and Tilak has the ability to make an impact coming anywhere in that]batting order,” Hayden said.
Stressing on the importance of strike-rates, he feels the current IPL is showing how players coming in late and playing a few balls can make an incredible impact.
“Impact players are the ones who really count and you need to have great finishers and they might only face 10 balls. That’s such a key part of the IPL, they may not be on the leader-board for highest runs, they may not have the Orange Cup, but they are the ones who win you games. Cameron Green is another one who can be a real
impact player down the order,” Hayden added.
While speaking about gamers making an have an effect on, the newly-implemented Impact Sub additionally got here up for dialogue, however Hayden felt the rule of thumb is more than likely nonetheless “half pregnant” for global cricket.
“If you’re a traveling birthday party of 15, you might be taking part in 15 on a daily basis. That’s more than likely fairly radical as an offer at this level. With the have an effect on sub, captains mainly have two facets, one for batting and one for bowling,” Hayden added.
The Queenslander’s allegiance to CSK is also well known and when asked whether it would be possible for the franchise to be as successful after Dhoni retires, he seemed slightly conflicted.
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“These are icon players for a reason and it is really very hard to swap out somebody like Dhoni. But we have to accept that Dhoni cannot play on forever and the game has to move on…Ruturaj has been named in that context and that is good,” Hayden mentioned.
(The interview used to be organized by way of Star Sports, the reliable TV broadcasters of IPL)