Former Indian bowler Ashish Nehra has said that Hardik Pandya ought to have taken a single within the final over and given the strike to Dinesh Karthik. Gujarat Titans skipper returned to worldwide scenes with 31 runs off simply 12 balls however denied a single to a different returnee Dinesh Karthik. Pandya additionally bowled the fifth over for crew India however received smashed for 3 sixes from South African all-rounder Dwaine Pretorious.
Anrich Nortje picked Rishabh Pant on the primary ball within the inning’s final over after which entered Dinesh Karthik. He missed the primary ball and scored a single on the subsequent to present strike to Pandya. The previous Mumbai Indians stalwart hit the six over the long-off of the fourth ball however he refused to run for a single on the subsequent ball to maintain the strike for the final one. After which he missed to hit the final ball over the boundary and scored simply two runs.
It was Karthik on the opposite finish, the finisher with the perfect strike price within the Indian Premier League 2022. Indians followers took no time to slam Pandya on social media for his angle within the final over. Many needed to see the wicketkeeper ending the sport yesterday as he was taking part in for India nearly three years later. Pandya’s franchise coach Ashish Nehra additionally said his opinion on the participant denying a single within the final over, however jokingly.
Hardik Pandya ought to have taken a single in that closing over: Ashish Nehra
“He ought to have taken a single in that closing over. Dinesh Karthik was on the different finish, it wasn’t me.” Ashish Nehra on Cricbuzz.
India misplaced the primary match regardless of scoring 211 runs whereas batting first at Arun Jaitely Stadium in Delhi on Thursday. Ishan Kishan scored an excellent fifty whereas opening. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shreyas Iyer additionally performed small however useful knocks but it surely was stand-in skipper Pant and his deputy Pandya who led India to an enormous complete. South Africa misplaced simply three wickets whereas climbing the mountain with David Miller and Rassie van der Dussen scoring unbeaten fifties. India will probably be searching for a fast profitable return within the second T20I at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday.
