Hardik Pandya and Ashish Nehra had a lighthearted conversation following Gujarat Titans’ IPL victory, which was shared on the IPL official Twitter handle.
Indian Premier League champion Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in the IPL final to claim the trophy in their maiden season. Hardik Pandya, the Gujarat Titans’ captain and one of the best players in the IPL 2022 final, was crucial to their triumph on Sunday. After collecting three wickets for just 17 runs, the Indian all-rounder helped his team restrict Rajasthan to 130-9 in 20 overs with bat and ball. After losing two early wickets, Hardik stepped in to help the chase along. After GT’s IPL victory, skipper Pandya and head coach Ashish Nehra had a lighthearted conversation, which was shared on the IPL official Twitter account.
As seen in the video, Ashish Nehra inquires of GT captain Hardik Pandya about his current state of mind, to which the latter responds: “I think it’s excellent. Only in the first year did I score a six. It is with great joy that we have been crowned winners. Despite the fact that some critics claimed that our batting and bowling were lacking, we now have a trophy, so that makes things better.”
“A lot of credit goes to our team’s performance (to Ashish Nehra). Everyone had to put in the time and effort, “When asked about the head coach, Pandya pointed to him.
Here’s a link to the video:
Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opted to bat in Sunday’s final at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. Early on, Yashasvi Jaiswal was the aggressor, but he took a fatal shot when he tried to take too many shots.
Hardik Pandya slowed down Jos Buttler, who was looking sharp again. As a result of Pandya’s three huge wickets, RR’s hopes of a comeback were dashed.
Shubman Gill set the tone for the chase with an unbeaten 45 off 43 balls in the middle of the innings. After a patient 34 runs from 30 balls, Pandya was bowled out by Yuzvendra Chahal.
Just 19 balls later, David Miller smashed 32 not out, completing the victory.
