"Best T20 All-rounder In The Business": Ravi Shastri On Hardik Pandya
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Hardik first helped India bundle out Pakistan at 147 by scalping three wickets and later smashed 33 runs off 17 balls, including the winning six, to give his side a five-wicket win
Team India scripted a thrilling win over arch-rivals in their Asia Cup clash on Sunday at Dubai International Stadium. It was Hardik Pandya's all-round performance which took Team India to victory in the nail-biting thriller. The all-rounder first helped India to bundle out Pakistan at 147 by scalping three wickets and later smashed 33 runs off 17 balls, including the winning six, to give his side a five-wicket win. Appreciating his performance, former India head coach Ravi Shastri took to Twitter and called him the "best T20 all-rounder." Needed the best T20 all-rounder in the business to power India across the finish line - @hardikpandya7 🇮🇳pic.twitter.com/78zXFF3Ctm It came down to fitness of the fast bowlers while put under pressure, though both teams' pacers bowled well upfront.Crucial knock by Hardik to stay till the end & get us over the line & ably supported by @imjadeja & Virat.Congrats 🇮🇳 on a nail-biting win.#INDvsPAK pic.twitter.com/dYhiaa3Omh
"Needed the best T20 all-rounder in the business to power India across the finish line -@hardikpandya7," tweeted Ravi Shastri.
Earlier in the day, former India batter Sachin Tendulkar also congratulated Team India and Hardik for the great performance against Pakistan.
"It came down to fitness of the fast bowlers while put under pressure, though both teams' pacers bowled well upfront. Crucial knock by Hardik to stay till the end & get us over the line & ably supported by @imjadeja & Virat. Congrats 🇮🇳 on a nail-biting win. #INDvsPAK," tweeted Sachin.
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