T20 World Cup: Hardik Pandya's Heroics Go In Vain!

Update: 2022-11-10 13:50 GMT
After the great Kapil Dev India failed to produce a quality all-rounder who can come in handy with the ball and bat. Pinch-hitter Hardik Pandya gave hope that he can be a good all-rounder. Though team India played a bunch of matches in the T20 World Cup he could not bring out the best with the bat.

Getting into the role of a finisher Hardik Pandya made the crowd go wild with his quick half-century. He scored 63 runs in just 33 balls. His innings consisted of four fours and five maximum. His batting prowess saw economic bowlers from the England team going for runs.

Despite all this India lost the match and his heroics went in vain. First India lost opener KL Rahul for just five runs. Another opener Rohit Sharma failed to score big runs and scored 27 off 28 balls. Though Kohli scored a half-century he took time. India played 42 dot balls which left a big impact.

India lost the match in a humiliating way as the Indian bowling attack could not even take a wicket. England's openers targeted the Indian bowling from ball one and chased the target with four overs to spare. The only difference in both battings is that Indian openers tried to play defense while the English openers
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