Twitter Erupts As Hardik Pandya Silences His Critics With the Ball
Here’s a look at what Twitter had to say about Hardik’s splendid outing with the ball at Trent Bridge in Nottingham
Hardik Pandya stole the limelight with his maiden five-wicket haul as India made a strong comeback in the series by taking complete control of the third cricket Test against England in Nottingham on Sunday.
Pandya registered career-best figures of 5 for 28 to help India bundle out England for 161 in their first innings.
Pandya's lethal five-over opening spell made the difference as he sent the English line-up reeling in a space of 28 balls.
Coming on to bat after lunch, the hosts crossed 50 in the 10th over, after which the downfall began.
Pandya's 28-ball effort was the second-quickest five-wicket haul for India in Test cricket after Harbhajan Singh took a fiver off 27 balls against West Indies in 2006.
Here’s a look at what Twitter had to say about Hardik’s splendid outing with the ball at Trent Bridge in Nottingham:
The five-wicket haul comes after Hardik Pandya was heavily criticised for his poor performance both with the bat as well as with ball in the first two Tests against England. But with this spell of 5/28 it looks like Pandya has answered his critics well.
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