WATCH: Hardik Pandya calls Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan TIMID, says the duo kept India in the game

Hardik Pandya says the Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam did not try to attack.

WATCH: Hardik Pandya calls Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan TIMID, says the duo kept India in the game

Hardik Pandya said Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan kept them in the game (Images via ESPN)

India had a great day with the ball in their World Cup match with Pakistan. Despite being 155-2, Pakistan were bowled out for only 191 runs. After Mohammed Siraj bowled Babar Azam, the Pakistan batting order only managed to score 36 runs while losing 8 wickets. Talking to the expert’s panel of Star Sports, Hardik Pandya believed Babar and Mohammad Rizwan ensured India were still in the game even when Pakistan were 155-2. 

When asked about the way the Pakistan duo batted, Hardik said, “Babar & Rizwan were timid. They didn’t take any chances, which is why we were always in the game. They didn’t try going for shots or attack which is why we were able to bowl dot balls.” Babar Azam scored a 50 off 58 balls, while Rizwan scored 49 off 69. Although both did score well, the duo took their time in the middle. 

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After Babar and Mohammad Rizwan were dismissed, the Pakistan batting order fell down like a house of cards, with the highest score coming from Hasan Ali with 12 runs. Jasprit Bumrah, Siraj, Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja each picked up 2 wickets. 

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Hardik Pandya reveals what he did before dismissing Imam-ul-Haq

A picture of Hardik Pandya chanting something to himself on the ball before dismissing Imam-ul-Haq went viral on the internet. Many people started forming their own theories on what the all-rounder was doing. But finally while talking to Star Sports, Hardik revealed what he did.

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Hardik Pandya was spotted saying something to the ball (Image via X)

The experts panel asked Hardik what every fan wanted to know, what was he doing on that delivery. Hardik revealed, with a smile on his face, “I was just motivating myself. I was telling myself to bowl in the right areas and to not try anything extra”.

On the previous delivery Imam had hit Hardik Pandya for a boundary towards deep point. While going back to his run up he chanted something to himself and in the very next ball got Imam out after he edged it to KL Rahul’s left.

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