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Hardik Pandya in motion throughout India’s fourth T20I towards England in Pune.© BCCI
Hardik Pandya was at his finest with the bat throughout India’s fourth T20I of the five-match sequence towards England in Pune on Saturday. The all-rounder performed a 53-run knock off 30 balls with the assistance of 4 fours and as many sixes. It was a sluggish begin for Hardik within the innings as India have been struggling at 79 for five at one stage. Nevertheless, he accelerated brilliantly to propel India to a giant whole. The aspect ultimately received the sport by 15 runs that additionally helped them clinch the sequence.
Former India participant Mohammad Kaif heaped big reward on Hardik Pandya after his efficiency. Kaif additionally identified that the all-rounder confronted quite a lot of backlash final yr, but continues to ship for India.
Hardik needed to undergo so much after he changed Rohit Sharma as Mumbai Indians captain forward of IPL 2024. Whereas the transfer confronted quite a lot of criticism, Hardik was subjected to crowd boos even at MI’s residence floor Wankhede Stadium.
Overcoming the cruel remedy, Hardik performed an intrumental position in India’s T20 World Cup title victory later that yr. He was the designated vice-captain of the squad until the occasion.
After the event, India’s then T20I captain Rohit Sharma referred to as time on his worldwide profession and it appeared that Hardik will fill in his sneakers within the shortest format. The BCCI, nonetheless, named Suryakumar Yadav because the captain of India’s T20I crew.
Regardless of Hardik being part of India’s ongoing five-match T20I sequence towards England, Axar Patel has been named the crew’s vice-captain.
“He scores runs when the team needs it. He takes the wickets when the teams needs it. Hardik Pandya played cameos in every match of the T20 World Cup. He is not the captain right now. Do you think he doesn’t feel bad? Isn’t he human, and doesn’t he feel anything? He is not even the vice-captain of this Indian team,” mentioned Kaif in video on his YouTube channel.
“He is the captain of Mumbai Indians. He won the IPL with Gujarat Titans and then reached the final. But he isn’t the captain of the Indian team. Suryakumar Yadav is the captain. Hardik is doing his role to the best of his ability. Hardik Pandya always gives his best. You cannot find anyone with his skill set when he gets injured,” he added.
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