It is 10 days since Team India lifted the T20 World Cup trophy after a long wait but it is still so fresh in memories. After having an exciting season in the tournament, Team India lifted the trophy after 17 years. Before stepping into the tournament, Hardik Pandya was appointed as the vice-captain of the side. Former all-rounder Irfan Pathan questioned Hardik Pandya’s vice-captaincy for the 2024 T20 World Cup and later explained his reasons for challenging Pandya’s appointment.
Hardik Exciting Comeback in the T20 World Cup:
This year didn’t start well for Hardik Pandya. After being traded from Gujarat Titans to Mumbai Indians this season, the Indian all-rounders faced a lot of criticism. But the criticism became more harsh after Mumbai Indians named him captain. Fans started criticizing him. He was being booed by the Wankhede crowd as well as in the other stadium. They started criticizing him more because of his off-form in the IPL.
But the entire scenario changed in the T20 World Cup 2024. Since the beginning of the tournament, Hardik was a hero for India. But his heroics in the final match against South Africa will be remembered forever. The star all-rounder successfully defended 16 runs in the final over against South Africa, securing the World Championship title for Rohit Sharma and his team for the second time in T20 cricket.
Irfan Pathan’s Explanation:
Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan questioned Hardik Pandya’s vice-captaincy when the squad for the 2024 T20 World Cup was announced. After the tournament, Irfan explained that he criticized Hardik’s appointment due to his subpar performances in the IPL 2024. He said, “It’s been a special journey for Hardik Pandya. Coming back from all the criticism, I was actually the one who criticized him because he was not performing during the IPL time. He was making a lot of mistakes at that time.”
After that, he added, “From there to coming back and winning the World Cup has been special. He showed the character, he performed. With Rohit Sharma, with Jasprit Bumrah, the kind of performance he did to make a difference to the Indian cricket team has been so special.”
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