NewDelhi: Hardik Pandya is the flavour of the season. The Indian all-rounder won the man of the match award in the first ODI match against Australia last Sunday. But his exploits became a Pakistani journalist’s nightmare.
A day after India beat Australia by 26 runs via D/L method in Chennai, Fazeela Saba, who became a fan favourite following a photo-op with West Indian Darren Sammy, took to Twitter to belittle Pandya.
“Pandy(a) undoubtedly is the upcoming multitasked player in cricket but his comparison with Ben Stokes by Indian media seems unjustified,” she wrote.
It’s worth noting that Virat Kohli has said that Pandya can become India’s Ben Stokes, who is regarded as the best all-rounder currently. Besides that, many fans compared the Indian youngster to the England star, thanks to their similar approach to the game.
Soon after Saba shared the tweet, Indian fans started trolling, and most of those focussed on journalist’s spelling mistake.
In the Chennai ODI, Pandya and Mahendra Singh Dhoni helped turn things around fro India after a disastrous start to their innings. Pandya also took a couple of wickets to set-up a 26-run win for India in the rain-shortened match.
Pandya also played a blinder of an innings against Pakistan in the final of 2017 ICC Champions Trophy in England, which India lost.
Bureau Report
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