NAVI MUMBAI: Hardik Pandya has been leading from the front with inspirational performances and is also going out of his way to create a happy team environment leading to a good start by Gujarat Titans in its maiden IPL campaign, feels Rashid Khan.
Gujarat are now on top of the table with four wins from five games and Hardik is currently second in list of run-getters and is also bowling well in every game.
"The way he (Hardik) has led the team, the way he has kept the team environment, inside and outside the field has been amazing so far," Rashid said at the virtual post-match press conference.
Rashid, the ace spinner from Afghanistan, said Hardik was someone who always takes brave decisions.
"He (Hardik) is someone who always takes that brave decision, always has confidence and he is someone who is very clear in mind on what he is going to do.
1/10:Gujarat beat Rajasthan
<p>Skipper Hardik Pandya hit a blazing 87 to set up a comfortable 37-run victory for Gujarat Titans against Rajasthan Royals on Thursday, as his side replaced their opponents at the top of the Indian Premier League. (BCCI/IPL Photo)</p>
2/10:Titans score 192/4
<p>Pandya smashed 8 fours and 4 sixes in his unbeaten 52-ball knock to help the Titans score 192/4 after being put in to bat. (BCCI/IPL Photo)</p>
3/10:Gujarat's 4th win in 5 games
<p>Rajasthan made only 155/9 in reply off 20 overs to hand Gujarat their fourth win in five games. (BCCI/IPL Photo)</p>
4/10:Gujarat's shaky start
<p>Gujarat made a shaky start, losing Matthew Wade, Vijay Shankar and Shubman Gill inside seven overs. (BCCI/IPL Photo)</p>
5/10:Pandya power
<p>Pandya went after the bowling attack, hitting Sen for three successive fours before smashing a six off Parag. (BCCI/IPL Photo)</p>
6/10:Pandya fifty
<p>Pandya raced to his half-century in just 33 deliveries before hammering Ashwin for successive sixes. (BCCI/IPL Photo)</p>
7/10:Abhinav Manohar
<p>Abhinav Manohar also played an attacking innings, hitting four fours and two sixes in his 43. (BCCI/IPL Photo)</p>
8/10:Pandya's partnerships
<p>Pandya shared 86 for the fourth wicket with Manohar, and Miller scored a fine 31 not out off 14 balls to ensure a big total on the board. (BCCI/IPL Photo)</p>
9/10:Jos Buttler
<p>Rajasthan made a great start to their chase as opener Jos Buttler unleashed an array of shots during his 54-run blitz off just 24 balls, hitting 8 fours and 3 sixes. (BCCI/IPL Photo)</p>
10/10:Lockie Ferguson
<p>But Lockie Ferguson (3/23) ended Buttler's knock with a searing yorker, and David Miller took a stunning catch to dismiss Ravichandran Ashwin (8). (BCCI/IPL Photo)</p>"This is an important thing as a captain when your mind is clear, and you take right decisions, the result will take (care) by itself," added Rashid.
Ability to take right decisions at right time makes him a good leader, feels Rashid.
"You take right decisions with confidence, that is something which makes him the best and he has been delivering the best so far and leading from the front - (be it) batting, bowling and fielding," said Rashid.
