"Not everyone gets to live a day like this" - Twitterati reacts to Hardik Pandya's all-round heroics in 1st T20I vs England
Team India's star all-rounder Hardik Pandya showcased tremendous form during the side's T20I series opener against England at Southampton on Thursday, July 7. The right-hander emerged as the top contributor with both bat and ball in the encounter and was declared the 'Player of the Match'.
India won the toss and elected to bat first in the fixture. Hardik Pandya was the top scorer for the team. He struck his maiden T20I half-century and contributed with 51 runs off just 33 deliveries.
Pandya's heroics with the bat helped the Men in Blue post an impressive total of 198 on the board. The 28-year-old also made a significant impact with the ball, picking up four wickets in the match.
He finished with figures of 4/33 from his full quota of four overs. It is worth mentioning that Hardik Pandya registered his career-best figures with both bat and ball in T20Is in this game.
Fans heaped praise on Pandya for his stunning performances against England in the first T20I of the three-match series.
Here are some of the reactions:
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Hardik Pandya in today's game:)
51 runs & 4โฃ wickets ๐ฅ๐ฅ
#ENGvsIND1stT20
#IndiaVsEnglandT20onSonyLIV https://t.co/3FZGXnvxIA
Hardik pandya ki performance dekhne ke baad venkatesh iyer
#INDvsENG #Hardikpandya #Rohitsharma #ENGvIND https://t.co/69uMeUPk6r
Hardik pandya today๐ฅ๐ฅ
#INDvsENG #Hardik https://t.co/8ATqhROO2n
@BCCI @hardikpandya7 @hardikpandya7 has to be made T20 captain wat a fabulous all round performance.
Hardik should capitan team india for odi & T20 as well
@JayShah
@englandcricket As an honest England fan, I declare Hardik Pandya as England's new father
One sided domination by India against England ๐๐ 148 All out!!! Wht a game!! Hardik Pandya Remember the Name!! #ENGvIND #India
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Amazing all round performance from @hardikpandya7 (kung fu pandya)๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ ......
Take a Bow ๐๐ฅ
#ENGvIND
@hardikpandya7What A Win ๐ #ENGvIND
It's Hardik,s Day โค๏ธ @hardikpandya7
#HardikPandya looks like a natural successor to #Rohit in #T20Is in terms of captaincy.
Should be the Vice-captain for the T20I WC in Australia.
#Hardik #INDvENG #Southampton
Biggest MVP of T20 cricket โค๏ธ
#HardikPandya #INDvsENG https://t.co/msQoZZVKAv
@thebharatarmy @TheBarmyArmy "We didn't lose to a team called India, we lost to a man called Hardik Pandya". ๐๐๐
Not everyone gets to live a day like this @hardikpandya7. ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฅ
Hardik Pandya with bowling be like :-
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#INDvsENG #pandya #bhuvi #EngVsIndOnSony #PushpaRaj #Hardik #IndianCricketTeam https://t.co/l1BTEhNf6r
@BCCI @hardikpandya7 Fantastic Kumfu Pandya.๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐
The story of Hardik Pandya's comeback in 2022 is one of the best sporting stories you will ever hear of. What a fighter man, what a player. So good to finally have him play at his best for the team.
#ENGvIND
YOU MADE ITEver heard of electric performance?
A comeback?
Man gotta see today's match on repeat coz
@hardikpandya7 โจYOU MADE ITโจ
like oh GOD my idol is the only Indian player to score a half-century and take 4 wickets
Wohoooo
So proud and happy
GOD bless you love๐
You were meant to rise
Hardik Pandya after scoring 50 and taking 4 wickets #IndvsEng https://t.co/Ofr46DHHe8
Came Back Strong India with pandya ๐ฅ #INDvsENG #hardikpandya https://t.co/bmRs9J17IN
Indian bowlers did a spectacular job to bundle out England for 148 runs in 19.3 overs. The visitors secured a dominant 50-run victory in the contest to go 1-0 up in the white-ball rubber.
Rohit Sharma becomes the first ever captain to win 13 consecutive T20Is after Hardik Pandya fires India to victory
With India's stunning 50-run victory over England, Rohit Sharma has now become the first captain to win 13 T20I games on the trot. Furthermore, it is also Sharma's 15th consecutive win after becoming the full-time skipper of the national side.
WWWWWWWWWWWWW
Rohit Sharma becomes the first ever captain to win 13 consecutive matches in T20I history ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ณ
๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐! ๐ฅ
#ENGvIND #TeamIndia #India #CricketTwitter https://t.co/CGzsZNcvqZ
The right-hander was ruled out of the rescheduled fifth Test against England due to COVID-19. He made his cricketing return in the first fixture of the T20I series and will be aiming to secure a thumping series win over the hosts.
India and England are scheduled to lock horns in the second T20I of the series on Saturday, July 9. The match will be played at Edgbaston in Birmingham.