{"id":64512,"date":"2024-06-03T03:11:05","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T03:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/03\/he-is-a-big-match-player-former-cricketers-back-hardik-pandya-to-shine-in-t20-world-cup-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T03:11:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T03:11:05","slug":"he-is-a-big-match-player-former-cricketers-back-hardik-pandya-to-shine-in-t20-world-cup-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/03\/he-is-a-big-match-player-former-cricketers-back-hardik-pandya-to-shine-in-t20-world-cup-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;He is a big-match player&#8217;: Former cricketers back Hardik Pandya to shine in T20 World Cup | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-110650403,width-600,resizemode-4\/110650403.jpg?fit=600,750&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8216;He is a big-match player&#8217;: Former cricketers back Hardik Pandya to shine in T20 World Cup | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"&#8216;He is a big-match player&#8217;: Former cricketers back Hardik Pandya to shine in T20 World Cup | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Former cricketers <!-- -->Sanjay Manjrekar<!-- --> and <!-- -->Sanjay Bangar<!-- --> have defended the selection of <!-- -->Hardik Pandya<!-- --> for the <!-- -->T20 World Cup<!-- -->, citing his exceptional performances in past international tournaments.<br \/>Questions arose about Pandya&#8217;s role as an all-rounder and captain after a lackluster <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">IPL<\/a> season. However, Manjrekar firmly believes that the selectors made the right choice in picking him for the T20 World Cup.Speaking on Star Sports, he highlighted Pandya&#8217;s impressive World Cup record.<br \/>&#8220;I have been repeatedly saying, even before this match [warm-up match against Bangladesh], if you see Hardik Pandya&#8217;s performances in World Cups, he played the all-rounder&#8217;s role very well in the 2019 World Cup,&#8221; Manjrekar said. &#8220;He had a main performance in the India-Pakistan match on the big stage, and see his performance with the bat in the semi-final India lost in Adelaide; he scored 60 runs at a strike rate of 190.&#8221;<br \/>Manjrekar also suggested that the IPL struggles were more about external pressures and environmental factors. <br \/>&#8220;What happened in the IPL was a slight temperamental issue because he was feeling the pressure from outside. The environment might not have been good. I am not at all surprised that he will feel slightly relaxed and relieved after donning India&#8217;s and not the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/top-stories\/2018-ipl-auction-complete-ipl-squad-of-mumbai-indians\/articleshow\/62683658.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Mumbai Indians<\/a>&#8216; blues. He has the ability, and I am repeatedly saying that he is a big-match player,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Echoing Manjrekar&#8217;s sentiments, former India batter Sanjay Bangar emphasized that Hardik&#8217;s past performances for India should be the focus, not his recent IPL form.<br \/>&#8220;You should definitely see what he has done for India. His record in World Cup cricket is exceptional. Whether he is playing Test cricket, 50-over, or 20-over format for India, he has given fantastic performances in all three formats,&#8221; Bangar stated.<br \/>Bangar also noted that injuries have impacted Pandya&#8217;s career, but his contributions when fit have been significant. <br \/>&#8220;There was a phase in the middle for sure where he got injured and because of that, he couldn&#8217;t play much, but whenever he comes, the Indian team&#8217;s balance becomes much better,&#8221; he said.<br \/>Both Manjrekar and Bangar are confident that Pandya will rise to the occasion and demonstrate his value to the Indian team once again.<\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n          var s = document.createElement('script');\n          s.src=\"https:\/\/survey.survicate.com\/workspaces\/0be6ae9845d14a7c8ff08a7a00bd9b21\/web_surveys.js\";\n          s.async = true;\n          var e = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];\n          e.parentNode.insertBefore(s, e);\n        })(window);\n      }\n    }\n    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    var TimesApps = window.TimesApps;\n    TimesApps.toiPlusEvents = function(config) {\n      var isConfigAvailable = \"toiplus_site_settings\" in f && \"isFBCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings && \"isGoogleCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings;\n      var isPrimeUser = window.isPrime;\n      if (isConfigAvailable && !isPrimeUser) {\n        loadGtagEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n        loadFBEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isFBCampaignActive);\n        loadSurvicateJs(f.toiplus_site_settings.allowedSurvicateSections);\n      } else {\n        var JarvisUrl=\"https:\/\/jarvis.indiatimes.com\/v1\/feeds\/toi_plus\/site_settings\/643526e21443833f0c454615?db_env=published\";\n        window.getFromClient(JarvisUrl, function(config){\n          if (config) {\n            loadGtagEvents(config?.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n            loadFBEvents(config?.isFBCampaignActive);\n            loadSurvicateJs(config?.allowedSurvicateSections);\n          }\n        })\n      }\n    };\n  })(\n    window,\n    document,\n    'script',\n  );<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-mens-t20-world-cup\/he-is-a-big-match-player-former-cricketers-back-hardik-pandya-to-shine-in-t20-world-cup\/articleshow\/110650351.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: Former cricketers Sanjay Manjrekar and Sanjay Bangar have defended the selection of Hardik Pandya for the T20 World Cup, citing his exceptional performances in past international tournaments.Questions arose about Pandya&#8217;s role as an all-rounder and captain after a lackluster IPL season. 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