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India vs Ireland: Hardik Pandya on Why He Gave Crucial Final Over to Umran Malik

India vs Ireland Hardik Pandya on Why He Gave Crucial Final Over to Umran Malik

India played their final match of the two-game T20I series against Ireland. The match was played on 28th June on Tuesday and won the game. The Indian team also won the series, as they won both the rounds in Ireland. Hardik Pandya captained the Indian team for the first time and led through his first international victory as an Indian captain.

Hardik Pandya, Umran Malik

Hardik Pandya talked about why he gave newcomer Umran Malik to bowl in the death overs. 

“I was trying to keep all the pressure out of my equation. I wanted to be in the present, and I backed Umran. He has pace, with his pace, it’s always going to be tough to get 18 runs. They played some amazing shots, they batted very well, credit to them and credit to our bowlers for holding their nerves,” Hardik Pandya stated during the post-match interview after winning the series.

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Hardik Pandya, Umran Malik

The Indian captain was delighted with the abundance of support the fans gave them. Pandya was grateful to the fans who showed love to Dinesh Karthik and Sanju Samson as they cheered for them. “The crowd, their favorite boys were Dinesh and Sanju. Great experience to experience this side of the world. A lot of support comes for us, we try to entertain them and hope we did that. Thanks to everyone who supported us.”

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Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya congratulated and added, “As a child, it’s always a dream to play for your country. Leading and getting the first win was special, now winning the series is special as well. Happy for Deepak and Umran.”

India vs Ireland: Hardik Pandya on Why He Gave Crucial Final Over to Umran Malik

Deepak Hooda

Deepak Hooda scored 104 runs, and Sanju Samson scored 77 runs and played the partnership with the most runs in T20I history.

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