Page 14 - Hardik Pandya

The way he finished off game was great, Pak skipper Azam praises Pandya

The crucial partnership between Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya helped India defeat arch-rivals

Even if we needed 15 instead of 7, I would have fancied myself: Pandya

Hardik Pandya would have "fancied" his chances even if India needed 15 runs rather than the seven that they scored in the final over to win their Asia Cup opener against Pakistan. Pandya had a dream game, first taking 3 for 25 in 4 overs and then finishing the match with a six off Mohammed Nawaz, having scored 33 invaluable runs off 17 balls. "In a chase like this, you always plan over-by-over. I always knew that there is one young bowler (Naseem or Shahnawaz Dahani) and also one left-arm spinner (Nawaz)," Pandya said after the match. "We only needed 7 off the last over but even if we needed 15, I'd have fancied myself. I know the bowler is under more pressure than me in the 20th over. I try to keep things simple," said India's No. 1 all-rounder. As far as bowling is concerned, Hardik knew that he needed to mix the short balls and induce batters into making mistakes. "In bowling, it's important to assess the situations and use your weapons. For me, bowling short and the hard lengt

Celebrations across cities on India's win over Pakistan in Asia Cup match

The crucial partnership between Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya helped India defeat arch-rivals Pakistan in a thrilling clash by five wickets

Credit to Rohit, Dravid for increased security, freedom for players: Hardik

India skipper Rohit Sharma wants the team to step away from what it had been doing for the past five-six years and has given the players security and freedom to express themselves, said Hardik Pandya.

Manjrekar 'surprised' with Hardik Pandya's transformation as all-rounder

Former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar is quite surprised with Hardik Pandya's transformation from just being a hard-hitting batter to emerging as one of the best all-rounders, capable of leading teams

Kohli lauds Team India's brilliant chase post series win against England

Former India skipper Virat Kohli lauded the team's efforts following Rishabh Pant's masterclass and Hardik Pandya's all-round show which powered the tourists to a 2-1 series win

Pant's innings was very crucial for us, says Pandya after India win series

Following India's five wickets win over England in the series decider clash on Sunday, all-rounder Hardik Pandya said Rishabh Pant's innings was very important for the Men in Blue

Pant's maiden ton, Hardik's all-round heroics hand India ODI series

Rishabh Pant's maiden ODI century and Hardik Pandya's all-round heroics fired India to an emphatic five-wicket win over England in the series-deciding third match here on Sunday. The visitors claimed the three-match rubber 2-1. After India were in a spot of bother at 72 for four in a chase of 260, the crack team of Pant (125 not out off 113 balls) and Hardik (71 off 55 and 4/24) engaged in a battle to outdo each other, as the tourists completed the task with 47 balls to spare. Hardik grabbed a career-best 4/24 as a disciplined India bowled out England for 259 with more than four overs left in the innings. Skipper Jos Buttler top-scored for England with an 80-ball 60, but it was the flamboyant all-rounder from Gujarat, who dominated the first half of the match with his excellent bowling, sending out a warning to the opponents in the year of the T20 World Cup. In the company of Hardik, Pant then showed his extraordinary skills with the bat as he smashed 16 fours and two sixes in his

Six captains in as many months: Indian cricket's leadership challenge

In 2022, the Indian cricket team have played six series in which Rohit Sharma has led in only three and the rest of the times different players took charge

ENG vs IND 1st ODI Highlights: Bumrah, Rohit star in India's emphatic win

England vs India 1st ODI Highlights: Jasprit Bumrah with his six-wicket haul alongside India captain Rohit Sharm, who smashed his 45th ODI fifty, took India home by 10 wickets to earn an emphatic win

I was looking to play risk-free cricket: Pandya on his 51 against England

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya revealed that during his knock of 51 against England in the first T20I at Southampton, he was looking to play risk-free cricket.

Hardik Pandya smashes 51 on 33 balls as India score 198/8 in first T20I

Hardik Pandya led India's aggressive batting display with a blistering 33-ball 51 as the visitors posted a challenging 198 for eight against England in the first T20 International here on Thursday.

India set England 198 for win in first T20I in three-match series

India produced a solid batting display to post 198 for eight against England in the first T20I of the three-match series here on Thursday

IND vs IRE 2nd T20I Highlights: Hooda shines in thrilling win for India

India vs Ireland 2nd T20I Highlights: Deepak Hooda hit a century, his maiden international one and became the fourth Indian to hit a T20I ton as India beat Ireland by four runs to sweep the series 2-0

IND vs IRE 2nd T20I Preview: Pandya-led India aim clean sweep vs Ireland

India vs Ireland Preview: Hardik Pandya-led men in blue will be looking to complete a clean sweep when they take on Ireland in the second and final match of the two-match series.

Skipper Hardik Pandya backs Umran Malik after 1st T20I against Ireland

After registering a win over Ireland in his first outing as an international captain, India skipper Hardik Pandya backed his fellow teammate and debutant Umran Malik

IND vs IRE 1st T20I Highlights: Hooda overshadows Tector, Ind win by 7 wkts

India vs Ireland 1st T20I Highlights: Deepak Hooda scored a brilliant 47* to guide India home to a seven wicket win over Ireland in the first match of the the two match series. Harry Tector scored 64*

IND vs IRE 1st T20I Preview: Can Hardik and co wipe out Irish challenge?

For India, it is its big reputation that is at stake. The men in blue have so far played three T20Is against the green brigade and have managed to win it all. Hence their unbeaten record is at stake

IND vs IRE Preview: India to test bench strength, Ireland to seek attention

India vs Ireland: The Irish have a golden opportunity to grab the attention of not only the audience, which would be huge, but also of IPL owners as a performance against India never goes unnoticed

Pandya and Karthik 2.0: Most important cogs in India's T20 WC 2022 wheel

There are concrete reasons why the improved versions of both Dinesh Karthik and Hardik Pandya could be the most important cogs in India's successful T20 World Cup 2022 campaign wheel