Hardik Pandya is India’s MVP in T20s currently, no question: Netizens hail all-rounder’s 30-ball 71*

Sent
in
to
bat
at
number
five,
Pandya
smashed
an
unbeaten
71
off
just
30
deliveries
and
took
Australian
bowlers
on
remand
in
the
death
overs.
The
right-handed
batter
from
Baroda
–
who
has
been
going
through
a
purple
patch
in
2022
–
slammed
his
second
half-century
in
the
T20Is
off
just
25
deliveries.
In
the
death
overs,
he
took
on
the
offensive
and
finished
the
innings
with
a
flourish.

Pandya
–
who
has
played
some
brilliant
knocks
earlier
in
the
year
–
took
the
responsibility
upon
his
shoulders
and
took
his
team
past
the
200-run
mark
for
the
first
time
against
Australia
in
the
T20Is
with
his
power-packed
finishing
skills.

He
smashed
three
consecutive
maximums
on
the
last
three
deliveries
of
the
final
over
of
the
innings
bowled
by
pacer
Cameron
Green.
He
first
smashed
a
maximum
over
deep
mid-wicket
and
followed
it
up
with
a
biggie
over
long-off.
The
final
ball
of
the
innings
was
dispatched
over
deep
backward
point
as
India
posted
208
for
6
in
the
stipulated
20
overs.

The
last
over
from
Green
was
always
going
to
be
targeted
and
Pandya
ensured
his
team
made
the
most
of
it.
His
innings
comprised
seven
fours
and
five
towering
sixes
and
scored
at
an
incredible
strike
rate
of
236.67.
Impressed
with
Hardik’s
pyrotechnics,
the
cricketing
fraternity
lavished
praise
upon
the
all-rounder.

Here’s
how
the
cricketing
fraternity
reacted
to
his
knock:

Some
finish
that.
Shows
the
range
Hardik
has.
Sixes
over
mid-wicket,
long-off
and
over
point.

—
Harsha
Bhogle
(@bhogleharsha)

September
20,
2022

Hardik
Pandya
is
an
investment
which
keeps
on
giving
benefits
..
bats
well,
scores
quickly,
can
bowl
well,
field
well.
A
true
all
rounder
in
every
sense.
But
India
needs
to
bowl
really
well
to
win
this.
Fingers
crossed.

#INDvsAUS.

pic.twitter.com/MFIXtAS7H1

—
Amit
Mishra
(@MishiAmit)

September
20,
2022

What
a
brilliant
way
to
end
the
innings

@hardikpandya7,
congratulations
on
your
half
century.
Fantastic
performance
boys,
let’s
win
this
✊

#INDvAUS
#TeamIndia
????????

pic.twitter.com/ok7YMl6Bfa

—
Suresh
Raina????????
(@ImRaina)

September
20,
2022

Superstar
????

@hardikpandya7
pic.twitter.com/TkkUc7MWJC

—
Krunal
Pandya
(@krunalpandya24)

September
20,
2022

Hardik
Pandya,
you
freak,
what
a
player,
71*
runs
from
just
30
balls
including
7
fours
and
5
sixes.

pic.twitter.com/zr6e0TPHeq

—
Johns.
(@CricCrazyJohns)

September
20,
2022

Hardik
Pandya
is
India’s
MVP
in
T20s
currently,
no
question.
Superb
half
century
and
rousing
finish
which
took
score
beyond
200
has
put
Aussies
under
deep
pressure

—
Cricketwallah
(@cricketwallah)

September
20,
2022

7️⃣1️⃣*
off
3️⃣0️⃣#PapaPandya
smashes
his
highest
T20I
score
????#INDvAUS
pic.twitter.com/cGgXDJN9vr

—
Gujarat
Titans
(@gujarat_titans)

September
20,
2022

KL
Rahul
slammed
his
18th
T20I
fifty
after
opening
the
innings.
It
was
his
second
successive
half-century
in
the
T20Is.
While
Suryakumar
Yadav
also
pitched
in
with
a
valuable
25-ball
46.
However,
their
batting
performance
went
in
vain
as
Australians
chased
down
the
target
with
four
wickets
and
as
many
balls
to
spare.