IPL 2022: It was just cramps - Hardik Pandya on walking off the field
Updated On: 15 April, 2022 02:34 PM IST | Navi Mumbai | PTI
The injury-prone cricketer has been doing well in all departments in his comeback tournament. He gave his fans a lot to worry about as he walked back into the dugout in the middle of his third over. Hardik, who scored 87 not out off 52 balls, himself allayed fears over his fitness at the post-match presentation
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Hardik Pandya of Gujarat Titans celebrates his fifty during the Indian Premier League 2022 match between the Rajasthan Royals and the Gujarat Titans, at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. Pic/PTI
"It was just cramps, nothing else," that is how Hardik Pandya cleared the air after taking himself off the attack in the 18th over following a match-winning knock against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL here on Thursday. The injury-prone cricketer has been doing well in all departments in his comeback tournament. He gave his fans a lot to worry about as he walked back into the dugout in the middle of his third over. Hardik, who scored 87 not out off 52 balls, himself allayed fears over his fitness at the post-match presentation.
"A lot of hard work for me tonight. It was just cramps, nothing serious," he said. It was a second consecutive fifty plus score for the all-rounder who is aiming to make a national comeback. He is batting higher up the order at number four, allowing him more time to pace his innings. "I am not used to batting this long. It gives me a lot of time. I can calculate and take risk.
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