Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets in the final of 2022 season of Indian Premier League. Hardik Pandya led Gujarat Titans won their first IPL title in their first year of participation itself. Hardik was brilliant in all the departments be it Batting, bowling, fielding or his captaincy.
Not many people gave a chance to Gujarat Titans before the season. But they proved everyone wrong with their performance and won the title. All the three departments clicked for them. Ashish Nehra and Hardik Pandya did an interview for IPL website after the title win.
Both of them indulged in funny banters. Hardik Pandya said “We have hit a six in the very first year. We became the champions and can’t be prouder. People said our batting and bowling aren’t that strong, but since we won the trophy, everything is good.”
Hardik also revealed ” Nehra is someone who goes to practice first. So, if everyone has already batted, the general thing is to go. But for Nehra, if 20 minutes are left, he would ask players to bat again. The way we played, the credit goes to him because he has made everyone work hard with a lot of passion.” However in the reply to this praise by Hardik, Ashish Nehra in a cheeky manner said “It’s a lie”
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Captain Hardik Pandya leads from the front in IPL 2022
Hardik led from the Front in the Final as well as the league stage too. He grabbed three important Wickets in the final and played a mature knock with the bat which helped Gujarat Titans chase the target successfully. He also grabbed man of the match for his mind-blowing performance.
Hardik Pandya ended his IPL 2022 campaign with 487 runs with bat at a good average of 44.3 and strike rate of 132. Hardik played several impactful knocks for Gujarat in middle order. Pandya was also brilliant with the ball. He picked 8 crucial wickets in this IPL which also included his magical spell in the final.
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