MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya
India’s Hardik Pandya with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. (Photograph by PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP/Getty Pictures)

Hardik Pandya and Dinesh Karthik had been the important thing gamers within the fourth T20I match between India and South Africa, as the 2 pulled their facet out of distress and helped the crew put up a defendable complete of 170 runs at Rajkot’s Saurashtra Cricket Affiliation Stadium. Pandya revealed how MS Dhoni’s recommendation of specializing in the crew’s necessities in the course of the sport helped him throughout his terrific knock.

The fourth T20I between India and South Africa ended on a excessive observe for the hosts as they bagged a large 82-run victory to degree the sequence 2-2. The 2 gamers who performed the anchor’s position within the contest – Pandya and Karthik – indulged in a dialog put up the match and revealed fairly a couple of issues about their sport.

“In my early days, I requested Mahi Bhai one query. I requested him how he will get away from strain, and he gave me some quite simple recommendation — ‘cease excited about your personal rating and begin excited about what your crew requires’. From very early, that lesson has caught to my thoughts and helped me turn out to be the form of participant I’m now,” Pandya stated in a video uploaded by BCCI TV.

After a profitable season with the Gujarat Titans on the IPL 2022 because the crew’s skipper, Hardik Pandya was named within the T20I squad. KL Rahul’s sudden exit led to Rishabh Pant getting the captaincy duties and Pandya being named his deputy. With Pant leaving for the England tour put up the house sequence, Pandya will likely be main the Indian facet towards Eire within the two T20Is. Pandya additionally revealed that he’s centered on the sport greater than the truth that which crew he’s enjoying for.

“Nothing modifications as a result of I’ve began enjoying for the image which is on my chest, and I play the scenario. I need to get higher with time and do it with the frequency I did for Gujarat,” he added.

I used to be very bullheaded that I need to play the T20I World Cup this 12 months: Dinesh Karthik

However, Karthik, who performed a successful knock of 55 runs off 27 balls within the fourth T20I, revealed how centered he was with an goal of creating a comeback and enjoying the world cup this season.

“I used to be very bullheaded that I need to play the T20I World Cup this 12 months. I feel it is rather essential in my life as a result of I’ve been round for therefore lengthy, I do know what it feels wish to be dropped. I additionally know the way priceless it’s to play for Staff India,” stated Karthik within the video.

Pandya additionally talked about how he was impressed seeing Karthik obtain what he wished to, and stated that the 37-year-old had impressed not simply him, however many different folks from around the globe.

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