In Gwalior, India won the opening Twenty20 International of the series by a seven-wicket margin over Bangladesh. The team captained by Suryakumar Yadav achieved the feat in 11.5 overs, showing no signs of difficulty in chasing 128 runs. Sanju Samson, the opener, set the tone for the innings with a number of boundaries but was unable to build on his lead, leaving the field for 29 runs. Afterwards, Hardik Pandya hit 39* runs off 16 balls to win it for India, while Suryakumar Yadav had a brief cameo of 29 runs off 14 balls.
Varun Chakravarthy, who is back, took three wickets as a bowler. He was chosen before Ravi Bishnoi, and the spinner did not let him down. Arshdeep Singh, the ace bowler, was as outstanding, taking three wickets. Meanwhile, former cricketer Aakash Chopra became aware of Bangladesh’s poor performance. He criticized their subpar cricketing and said that India was not challenged by the visitors.
Decide, rule, they were eliminated. Hey people from Bangladesh, how are you doing? What kind of cricket do you play? You were nowhere near it. This was a mismatch rather than a contest. India has taken the lead 1-0. Aakash Chopra posted on his YouTube channel, “Whoever bowled picked up wickets, and whoever had a bat in his hands hit.”
The Indian squad is performing in this manner because—sorry, Bangladesh—you are not challenging us. We appreciate your respect. You’re not playing cricket at all. You are a very poor cricket player. Thus, you play cricket like this when you start pushing yourself since whomever showed up was hitting,” he continued.
Aakash Chopra praises the mentality and swagger of Hardik Pandya.
Social media users were captivated by Hardik Pandya’s no-look shot against Taskin Ahmed during the chase. He delivered a bouncer, which Pandya easily ramped and hit the fence. Chopra recollected that and praised Pandya’s demeanor and confidence.
“Recall the Turkish gunman from the Olympics who was caught with his hand in his pocket? Similar was Hardik Pandya as well. What attitude and swagger.
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For me, that summed up everything. There was West Indian confidence and the team’s swagger in the way he played that (no-look) shot and stood there and looked (at the bowler),” Chopra remarked.
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