All-rounder Hardik Pandya led Team India to a 2-run win over Sri Lanka within the first T20I of a three-match collection on Tuesday. With Rohit Sharma being rested for the collection, the duty of the workforce’s captaincy has been placed on Hardik’s shoulders. In the previous, the all-rounder has produced huge outcomes as a captain, taking Gujarat Titans to their maiden IPL title and in addition Team India to victory towards Ireland in a T20I collection. Hardik, who has not performed Test cricket since 2018, was requested on the eve of the primary T20I about his return to the longest format.
Hardik’s reply left everybody in splits as he stated, “When I will be seen in whites? Let me be fully on blues first, then I will see about the whites.”
Hardik made his Test debut in July 2017, after which he went on to play 11 matches and scored 532 runs. He has received a century and 4 half-centuries to his title, with a highest rating of 108. Apart from this, he has scalped 17 wickets in Test cricket, together with a five-wicket haul.
The Gujarat Titans skipper, who has a packed schedule for the whole yr, full of many worldwide matches, said that he solely believes in exhausting work.
“I know the language of hard work. I don’t think I know any other language in my life. I’ve been thrown to the deep end and the only thing that has got me back is my hard work. Keep working hard and make sure I look after my body, which I do,” stated Hardik.
“Injuries are a part of the game and I can’t change that. I am very confident of what I’ve done and believe in the process that has brought me here. Going forward, I just want to give my body ample chances to be out there and play my best”, he added.
The first T20I towards Sri Lanka befell on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The T20I collection can be adopted by a three-match ODIs collection, starting from January 10 in Guwahati.
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