It was a series to remember for stand-in India skipper Hardik Pandya when his side registered the biggest win by runs in T20I history against New Zealand during the third and final T20I at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. After leading the team to victory, Hardik revealed he would not mind in taking the game deep that was done by MS Dhoni in the shortest format.
“See, to be honest, I’ve always enjoyed hitting sixes, but I have to evolve and that is life. I have to take the other part where I’ve always believed in partnerships. I want to give my team and the other person more calmness and the assurance that at least I’m there.”
“I’ve played more games than any of those guys out there. So, I’ve known the experience and more than the experience part, it’s where I’ve batted, and I’ve learnt how to accept pressure and I’ve learnt how to kind of swallow the pressure and kind of make sure the team and everything are calm,” he said in the post-match press conference.
This was Hardik’s second T20I series win in 2022. Captain Pandya also heaped praise on Shubman Gill and also revealed why gave majority of stike to the opener.
“In that way, maybe I have to get my strike rate down. Taking new opportunities or taking new roles is (something) I’ve always looked forward to. I don’t mind coming in and playing the role which somewhere down the line Mahi (Dhoni) used to play.”
“I think at that time, I was young, and I was hitting all around the park, but now since he has gone, all of a sudden that responsibility…It has just naturally come to me, and I don’t mind (doing it). We’re getting the result we want and it’s okay,” he added.
Hardik picked four wickets in the final T20I which is also his best figures in the format. He was also adjudged as the player of the series.
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