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Hardik Pandya Reveals Talks With Rishabh Pant During 3rd ODI

Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya played a key role alongside Rishabh Pant in the final ODI as the Men in Blue registered a 5 wicket win over England on Sunday. The visitors went on to win the ODI series 2-1, concluding their England tour in Manchester.

Pandya stitched a much-needed partnership with Pant for the fifth wicket, managing 133 runs to steer India towards victory. He went on to share what the middle order duo talked about when they were batting. The 28-year-old spoke with Pant how they should take the match as close to the end as possible.

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He went on to add that it was important to keep repeating the message for the wicketkeeper.  Indian Express has quoted the all-rounder saying, “I was just repeating the same thing and even told him that I am repeating it too much. Let’s have a partnership, take the match as close as possible, and finish the match.”

Pandya further revealed, “If you then want to enjoy, enjoy (“phir tujhe enjoy karna hai to kar le”). Match toh close kar! (Finish the match first!).” And then he opened up (later on in the innings). Everyone knows when Rishabh starts hitting, you sit down and say okay you bat! (Hum baith jaate hain, chalo aap khelo!).”

The Gujarat Titans skipper shared that the duo did not need to take any risks while batting in the third ODI. Pandya added, “The talent that he has and the talent that I perhaps have – there was no need to take any risks at that stage. Without any risks, we could score those runs as there were not many runs to get. The only way England could come back is if we lose back-to-back wickets.”

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He was adjudged Player of the Series for his all-round performance in the ODIs. Pandya ended up scoring 100 runs in 2 innings and picking six wickets in 3 games. It included a four-fer alongside a match-winning fifty in the final ODI at Manchester saw him achieve a unique feat.

The 28-year-old scored 71 runs while registering figures of 4/24 in Manchester. He went on to become the fifth Indian player to claim four wickets while scoring a half-century in a single ODI. The all-rounder joins the list of Indian greats which includes the likes of Kris Srikanth, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh. Pandya is also the second player in world cricket behind Shane Waston to achieve this feat in both ODIs and T20Is.

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