{"id":95800,"date":"2024-07-16T18:37:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T18:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/16\/so-many-emotions-hardik-pandya-thanks-fans-for-warm-welcome-after-t20-world-cup-win-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T18:37:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T18:37:28","slug":"so-many-emotions-hardik-pandya-thanks-fans-for-warm-welcome-after-t20-world-cup-win-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/16\/so-many-emotions-hardik-pandya-thanks-fans-for-warm-welcome-after-t20-world-cup-win-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;So many emotions&#8230;&#8217;: Hardik Pandya thanks fans for warm welcome after T20 World Cup win | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-111788285,imgsize-153324.cms?resize=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8216;So many emotions&#8230;&#8217;: Hardik Pandya thanks fans for warm welcome after T20 World Cup win | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"&#8216;So many emotions&#8230;&#8217;: Hardik Pandya thanks fans for warm welcome after T20 World Cup win | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Versatile Indian cricketer <!-- -->Hardik Pandya<!-- --> expressed his gratitude to his supporters in Vadodara on Tuesday for their enthusiastic reception after the Indian team&#8217;s victory in the ICC <!-- -->T20 World Cup<!-- -->. This win marked the end of India&#8217;s 11-year drought for an ICC title.<br \/>Following the successful T20 World Cup campaign, Hardik was greeted with open arms upon his return to his hometown, Vadodara, on Monday.The 30-year-old cricketer also participated in a roadshow to celebrate the Indian team&#8217;s remarkable achievement in the tournament, reported ANI.<br \/>Taking to X, Hardik thanked fans for a &#8220;surreal&#8221; welcome back home, which made him experience &#8220;so many emotions&#8221;.<br \/>&#8220;Surreal Thank you for all the love Baroda, thank you for the support and thank you for making this such a special day. So many emotions, but always grateful,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Hardik&#8217;s exceptional performance in the T20 World Cup played a crucial role in India&#8217;s victory. He scored 144 runs in six innings at an impressive average of 48.00 and a strike rate of 151.57, including a half-century. Additionally, he took 11 wickets in eight games at an average of 17.36 and an economy rate of 7.64, with his best figures being 3\/20.<br \/>Following the tournament, Hardik received a warm welcome from fans during a roadshow in Vadodara, where his brother Krunal Pandya was also present.<br \/>Despite facing injuries and controversies in the recent past, Hardik stepped up when it mattered most. His crucial wicket of <!-- -->Heinrich Klaasen<!-- --> during the final and his decisive final over, in which he dismissed <!-- -->David Miller<!-- -->, turned the game in India&#8217;s favor.<br \/>This tournament served as a redemption story for Hardik, who had faced criticism and online trolling during the IPL 2024 after taking over the captaincy of 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> from <!-- -->Rohit Sharma<!-- -->. He was accused of betraying the MI franchise, Rohit, and his former team, Gujarat Titans, which he had led to the IPL title in 2022.<br \/>India&#8217;s 11-year-long ICC trophy drought finally ended as <!-- -->Virat Kohli<!-- --> (76), Hardik (3\/20), and <!-- -->Jasprit Bumrah<!-- --> (2\/18) played pivotal roles in the team&#8217;s seven-run win over South Africa in the final at Barbados on June 29.<br \/>Virat&#8217;s masterclass knock helped India reach 176\/7, while Bumrah and Pandya&#8217;s pace bowling restricted the Proteas to 169\/8, snatching victory from a challenging position.<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(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         function setAttributes() {\n                    var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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