The Indian all-rounder, Hardik Pandya hasn’t been included in the Test squad for the upcoming series against Australia but fresh from his white-ball heroics, he wouldn’t mind staying back if the team management requires the same. Coming back from back surgery, Pandya came out all guns blazing with his bat in the limited-overs matches against Australia, helping the visitors claim the T20 series after two big losses during the earlier ODI series.
Asked if he aspires to stay back for the four-match Test series starting December 17, Pandya said, “It’s a different ball game, I think I need to be, I mean I don’t mind but at the end of the day, the call is on the management. So, yeah, I don’t think I can say much about it.”
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Pandya played a crucial role for Mumbai Indians in their title-winning run in the Indian Premier League. On Sunday, he helped the Indian team to register a six-wicket win with a blazing 42 off 22 balls, with the team requiring to score 25 off 12 balls and 14 in the final over for a series-clinching victory in the second and penultimate T20 International against Australia.
Talking about the same during the post-match press conference, Hardik said, “It doesn’t matter whether I score or don’t score more runs. I have been in these situations many times and I learnt from my mistakes in the past. My game is always around the confidence which I carry, it has that fine line where I back myself and not become overconfident. I always remember all those times when we chased big totals and it helps.”
Pandya hit debutant pacer Daniel Sams for a couple of sixes — one over long on and one over midwicket — to seal the game in India’s favor with two balls to spare.
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Describing the same, Hardik Pandya said, “It was not about what they are doing, it was about what I can do. It’s a matter of two big shots and today it came off. I always back myself. It’s the situation I have always played. Whatever the team requires I always try to do. It’s very simple. I like to look at scoreboard and play so that I know which bowlers to target.”
