Asia Cup: Hardik Pandya proves he’s not just a one-trick pony
Updated On: 04 September, 2023 07:10 AM IST | Kandy | R Kaushik
In hindsight, one might say Pandya’s first delivery held a portent of things to come. An edge-steer, off Haris Rauf, dribbled away to third man where Naseem Shah made a hash of the most regulation of stops, allowing the ball to trickle over the boundary skirtings. If only things were that straightforward
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India’s Hardik Pandya celebrates his half-century against Pakistan in Kandy on Saturday. Pic/AFP
Hardik Pandya isn’t a one-trick pony. There are multiple strings to his mellifluous batting bow, and he is getting to be a master at plucking the right one judiciously. One needn’t look beyond his last two One-Day International innings for validation.
In August, in Tarouba, the stand-in skipper strode in at 223 for three after 31.5 overs in the deciding rubber against West Indies. The platform set for an explosive finish, Pandya delivered the knockout punch, blazing to an unbeaten 70 off 52 deliveries, with four fours and five sixes. India amassed 351 for five, enough for a crushing 200-run victory and a 2-1 series result. A little over a month later, an entirely different set of circumstances confronted the all-rounder.
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