The friendship between India and Pakistan gamers continued in the course of the much-awaited conflict between the 2 archers on Saturday when Hardik Pandya hugged Pakistan wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan from behind throughout India’s run chase.
The video quickly went viral on Twitter and followers flooded the web with reactions evaluating it to the bond between Imran Khan and Kapil Dev. One Twitter person wrote, “The way Kapil Dev and Imran Khan used to greet each other, Virat Kohli and Shaheen, we admire and love the moment Hardik Pandya hugs Muhammad Rizwan.”
Hardik performed a blistering innings of 33 runs in simply 17 balls and likewise took 3 wickets for 25 runs which was the undisputed MVP of the match.
— Guess Karo (@KuchNahiUkhada) August 29, 2022
Hardik and Ravindra Jadeja shared a 52-run partnership as India received by 5 wickets in opposition to the Men in Green. The star all-rounder’s three fours off Haris Rauf within the nineteenth over successfully sealed the sport for India.
With the group needing 6 runs in three balls, Hardik ended the sport with a six off left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz.
With the ball, Hardik had eliminated Iftikhar and Rizwan nicely with well-directed quick deliveries and the latter, unsure what he was doing, gave a regulation catch to the third man.
Soon after, Hardik eliminated Khushdil Shah with one other quick ball to bowl Pakistan out for 97 for 5 within the fifteenth over.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
