Hardik Pandya on trusting his guts after India beat New Zealand in third T20I: If I am going down, will probably be on my selections

India vs New Zealand: Hardik Pandya mentioned that he prefers to take his personal calls and belief his personal guts and instincts. On Wednesday, India beat New Zealand by 168 runs.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 1, 2023 23:21 IST

If I am going down, will probably be on my selections: Hardik on trusting his guts after IND beat NZ. Courtesy: AP

By India Today Web Desk: Indian skipper Hardik Pandya mentioned that he prefers to take possession and belief his personal intestine and instincts whereas captaining. The captain made the feedback after India beat New Zealand by 168 runs within the third and closing T20I of the collection on Wednesday, February 1 on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

India additionally registered their largest win by margin of runs of their T20 historical past. Pandya grew to become the Player of the Series after he scored 66 runs at a median of 33 and picked up 5 wickets at an economic system fee of 6.72.

The 29-year-old Pandya, who additionally picked up a four-wicket haul within the deciding sport of the collection, mentioned that he likes to take his personal calls.

“To be honest, my Man of the Series goes to the whole support staff. I have always played the game like this, tried to read the situation and what’s required at that moment, and not have pre-conceived ideas. A lot of times I back my guts,” Hardik was quoted as saying within the post-match presentation ceremony.

“I have got a very simple rule about my life and captaincy: if I go down, I will go down on my decisions. So at the end of the day, I take calls on my own because I like to take ownership,” he said.

After opting to bat first, India posted a mammoth rating of 234 for 4 on the board. Thereafter, the house crew bowled the Kiwis out for 66 in 12.1 overs.

Pandya additionally went down the reminiscence lane to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 closing the place he received the Player of the Match award to take his crew, Gujarat Titans, to victory.

“When I played the IPL final, I felt the second innings was spicier. We want to normalise these pressure games, and hopefully we can do better at bigger stages,” Hardik added.

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sabyasachi chowdhury

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Feb 1, 2023