Hardik Pandya has emerged as a worthy successor of MS Dhoni, the finisher. First in the ODI series and now in T20I, Hardik Pandya has finished game the way talismanic MS Dhoni used to.
After T20I series win, Hardik Pandya spoke of his finishing skills and purple patch with the bat on the tour.
“Pollard has done it many times for his country and franchise, for me, the inspiration will always be him, I have been lucky to see some of his knocks in the past. We have all played cricket in the IPL, in franchise cricket we need to step it up as it is a professional sport, in international cricket, the love for cricket comes and you do feel pressure in international cricket. People have carried the confidence from IPL, I was batting well in the IPL and during the lockdown, I planned on how to finish the matches,” said Hardik Pandya.
“I have batted in this manner in the past as well, it is just that my performances are getting highlighted now, we have always been top-heavy and the top three score runs most of the time, I think this is the first time where we have got the opportunity to step it up and do it, I think I am in a very good zone and I am not getting overwhelmed with the situation, it is my job to finish the matches and I did it well tonight. I am not getting too excited about things,” he added.
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