With Hardik Pandya facing Krunal Pandya in the IPL 2023 match between Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants in Ahmedabad, the former’s dismissal was interesting.
The right-handed batter miscued a shot to his brother at cover. The dismissal came in the 16th over of the innings, just as the all-rounder was about to go hammer and tongs after hitting two sixes in the previous over.
Mohsin Khan, however, halted the bleeding, and the Titans captain fell despite playing a strong shot.
The video below shows Hardik Pandya holing out to his brother Krunal Pandya. Nonetheless, the swashbuckling all-rounder provided the reigning champions with the necessary boost after batting at third position. He added a quickfire 42 with Shubman Gill as the hosts completed their stipulated 20 overs with a massive 226. Gill again led the way with an undefeated 94.
“It’s an emotional day, our father would have been proud” – Hardik Pandya
“We would have batted. I got what I wanted. It’s an emotional day, our father would have been proud. This is something happening for the first time, so our family is proud. One Pandya will definitely win today. It’s about expressing ourselves and not worry about the result. The fear of failure might creep in, but we need to play good cricket. One forced change, Little is out as he has to play for Ireland, Alzarri comes in for him.”
