India began their path to the T20 World Cup 2022 with a bang as they exacted revenge on Pakistan for their devastating defeat in the T20 World Cup in 2021 by defeating the Men in Green by four wickets in a last-over thriller. In snatching the match from Pakistan’s grasp, Virat Kohli delivered his A-game, but Hardik Pandya also made a significant contribution with both bat and ball. For the all-around player, it appears that there will be some unpleasant news.
There appears to be some bad news ahead of India’s next Super 12 match against the Netherlands on Thursday, October 27, at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Hardik Pandya was not spotted participating in India’s pre-match net practice session, according to Press Trust of India.
Pandya seemed to be experiencing cramps in the later portion of his innings after beginning his session by playing quickly. The Indian team management, according to the PTI report, carefully examined the all-fitness rounder and determined that he should miss the practice session. However, since all of the bowlers get a day off, it cannot be said with certainty that Pandya will miss the following match.
In the first innings, Hardik Pandya first removed Shadab Khan’s wicket before removing two more—Haider Ali and Mohammad Nawaz—in the next over. His final statistics in his four over were 3/30. India was down 31-4 after 6.1 overs when Hardik Pandya joined Virat Kohli in the batting order, and the two of them helped turn around the innings. Pandya changed up the strategy first before Kohli took over and played a remarkable inning of 82. Pandya scored 40 runs off of just 37 pitches in an inning that featured one four and two sixes. Together with Virat Kohli, he put together a 113-wicket fifth-wicket partnership.
