Hardik Pandya made a journey through the memory lane to his winning spell against South Africa in the 2024 final in Barbados who played a decisive role in India that ended with his 17 -year -old ICC T20 World Cup Trophy trophy pause. The 31 -year -old all -year -old said how he planned to play Klaasen, who was taking his team home and maintained slow delivery to overcome the mass of proteins. India and South Africa broke into the final, undefeated, to fight for the coveted title. With a classic Kohli virat in the first tickets, India managed to put 176/7 on the board.
In response, with his pure be able to hit, Heinrich Klaasen launched a single impulse in favor of South Africa. While they face the cunning spinning spins of India, Klaasen muscular the ball beyond the border rope according to its will and reduced equation to 26 necessary in 24 balls.
India needed a miracle, a moment that could rekindle the hope of lifting the title after the dust settled. The very necessary spark came from Pandya in the 16th, which was wide touch of Klaasen and changing the fate of both sides.
“There was not much talk. Rohit Sharma) and I have played for so many years. He knows what character I am, what personality I am and how much I value the one who was going to Klaasen.
In an attempt to overcome Klaasen, Pandya is committed to going over with a slower delivery without making any adjustment in the field. Pandya’s trick worked great when Klaasen fell directly to the trap.
“His leg was one side of the leg, so I knew I was going to try to hit me there, and that was when just before my career, I just looked at him and said he was going slowly because I didn’t do it. Establish a field for The slowest ball happened, and I think that opened the door, “he added.
The work was not done for India, since there was still work to do. Pandya needed to defend 16 in the final final, and that also against the established ending David Miller, who seemed not to be discouraged by the situation.
Pandya noticed that the wind blew towards the locker room and decided to force Miller to play against the breeze. He went to a broad Yorker, and Miller gave a swing only to see Suryakumar Yadav take a capture for the ages and seal the glory of India in the final.
“In Barbados, there was a very hard breeze going to the side of the wardrobe. So, if he wants to drag me, he will have to drag me or hit me against the wind. There is more possibilities that I lose it than that. My strength would be a bull. Your strength.
“Ro and I also talked after the game. When the ball entered the air, it seemed that it would only land at 30 yards or a gardener would have to enter and everything. But I think the wind really took it. It wasn’t so stable. It does not stop.
The T20 World Cup drought for India finally ended, and the emotions took care of Rohit Sharma and his troops. For Pandya, it was a moment of pressure coming out of his shoulders.
“It was a dream that really came true. You know, from my shoulder, a great weight was a bit off. I think it was just a relief of six, seven, eight months, which I had before that. I was really proud. Yes, I finally did it for the country, “he concluded.
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