India vs SA – “Mahi Bhai taught me one thing…”: Hardik Pandya reveals MS Dhoni’s ‘lesson’ that changed him into a cricketer

India’s 82 win streak against South Africa in Wednesday’s T20I in Rajkot on Friday could give the impression that it’s a walk in the park for Rishabh Pant-led server, but it doesn’t have to be. India initially struggled with the bat, until Dinesh Karthik (55, 27b) and Hardik Pandya (46, 31b) took the team to 169/6th place on their own in 20 rounds. The latter driver finished in seventh while India dropped three points, and then played responsibly before taking the lead in the final five laps. For Pandya, the performance is a continuation of the fine form he has been on since the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, where he led the Gujarat Titans to the title.

After the victory, Pandya revealed a lesson from MS Dhoni that changed him as a cricketer.

“For me it really doesn’t change because I play according to the situation, I play the symbol there on my chest. The only thing that I want to get better with over time is how… smooth and how often I can do the same thing as what I did for the Gujarat Titans and for India,” said Panda. with Dinesh Karthik in a video uploaded on the BCCI . website.

“In the early days, Mahi bhai taught me one thing. I asked him something very simple like ‘how do you get rid of the pressure and everything?’ And he gave me a very simple piece of advice. It’s like, ‘Don’t think about what your points are, start thinking about what your team requires.’ That lesson stuck in my mind and helped me become the player I have become. Whatever the situation, I evaluate and play accordingly.”

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During the match, Karthik played a butt to recall earlier Avesh Khan gave his dad the “perfect birthday present” with a fiery spell as India beat South Africa on Friday to level a five-game streak with a 2-2 scoreline. Karthik scored his first goal fifty nearly 16 years after his T20 debut and, along with vice-captain Pandya, brought India into teamfights.

For the second straight fight, the South African puncher faltered and fell to 87 nine out of 16.5 passes with the captain Temba Bavuma retired injured. Avesh (4/18) led India’s dazzling display with the ball and scored the best numbers of his career in the process. That is the lowest total score of the away team in the T20 International in India.