Hardik Pandya etched his title in the document books in Dharamshala, becoming a member of Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah in an elite T20I bowling club. The India all-rounder achieved a uncommon milestone, underlining his rising influence with the ball in the shortest format.
Hardik Pandya simply wrapped up a incredible season with a slice of history in Dharamshala. In the third T20I in opposition to South Africa, he grew to become solely the third Indian bowler to hit 100 wickets in T20 Internationals. Now he stands shoulder to shoulder with Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh — not a nasty club to be in.
Pandya bought Tristan Stubbs out, and that was it — wicket quantity 100. The second made it straight into the information: “Hardik Pandya to Stubbs, out Caught by Jitesh Sharma! There you go, South Africa are four down!” Just like that.
Pandya bowled one simply outdoors off, again of a size, and it moved away a bit. Stubbs went for a unfastened shot, didn’t get wherever close to the center, and edged it. Jitesh Sharma took a secure catch behind the stumps. The crowd knew instantly — that was the milestone. Hardik’s one hundredth T20I wicket.
But here is what makes it even greater. Pandya is now the primary Indian ever to notch up each 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in T20Is. That’s a uncommon double and simply exhibits how a lot he brings to the crew — not only a bowler or a batter, however an actual all-rounder. He’s now a part of a fairly unique group worldwide.
Funny sufficient, this wasn’t the one massive bowling milestone for India in the sequence. Earlier on, Bumrah additionally picked up his one hundredth T20I wicket. India’s bowlers have been on hearth.
With kind like this, Hardik Pandya’s displaying why he’s so essential to Team India, particularly with the T20 World Cup across the nook. He’s not simply a part of the crew — he’s a game-changer.
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