Hardik Pandya on being addressed as India captain after win vs Sri Lanka in 1st T20I: I’ve obtained used to it

India vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I: Hardik Pandya mentioned that he’s getting used to being addressed because the captain of the nationwide workforce. On Tuesday, India beat Sri Lanka by 2 runs.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 3, 2023 23:23 IST

Have obtained used to it: Hardik on being addressed as captain after win vs SL in 1st T20I. Courtesy: AP

By India Today Web Desk: Hardik Pandya mentioned that he’s getting used to being addressed as India’s skipper. After captaining India within the bilateral T20I sequence towards Ireland and New Zealand in 2022, Hardik is at present captaining the Men in Blue within the three-match T20I sequence towards Sri Lanka.

In the primary T20I on Tuesday, January 3, Hardik didn’t disappoint as India raced away to a 2-run victory on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The hosts additionally took a vital 1-0 lead and likewise gained their eleventh T20I in a row towards Sri Lanka at dwelling.

“Now I have got used to it. It was just cramps, I am alright. it was a rough night, I was unwell and I had my fluids down. If I am smiling, everything is fine,” Hardik was quoted as saying within the post-match presentation ceremony.

Axar Patel bowled the final over with Sri Lanka needing 13 runs. Chamika Karunaratne was batting within the center and likewise hit Axar for a six down the bottom. However, Axar held his nerve to take the house workforce previous the end line.

“We might lose a game here and there, but it’s alright. It’s the young guys who got us back into the game,” he acknowledged.

Hardik additionally heaped reward on Shivam Mavi, who grew to become solely the second bowler after Barinder Sran and Pragyan Ojha to choose up a four-wicket haul on debut in T20Is. Hardik mentioned that he had confidence in Mavi, having seen him bowl for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) within the Indian Premier League (IPL).

“I have seen him [Shivam Mavi] bowling well in the IPL and I just told him to simply bowl. I told him, ‘I am backing you. Even if you get hit, it’s fine.’ If the same situation is there, I will take the new ball. I have been bowling in the nets with the new ball since I returned in the IPL. I have learnt how to swing it back,” Hardik added.

Mavi is about to ply his commerce beneath Hardik for the Gujarat Titans within the upcoming version of the IPL to be performed later this 12 months.

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Jan 3, 2023