Watch: Hardik Pandya grabs Suryakumar Yadav's face in an intimidating gesture after 1st T20I

The star India National Cricket Team all-rounder Hardik Pandya shared a heartwarming moment with the T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav after the conclusion of the first T20I against the Bangladesh National Cricket Team.

The three-match T20I series of the Bangladesh tour of India 2024 commenced on Sunday, October 6. Najmul Hossain Shanto-led team and Suryakumar Yadav-led side locked horns at the Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium in Gwalior.

This was the first T20I series between India National Cricket Team and Bangladesh National Cricket Team since 2019. India had won that series by 2-1 after losing the first match by 7 wickets.

Hardik Pandya Delivers Great All-round Performance

The star all-rounder Hardik Pandya emerged as one of the top performers for India National Cricket Team in the series-opening clash on Sunday. In the first innings, Hardik completed his 4-over quota and gave away 26 runs while picking the wicket of Shoriful Islam.

Then, with the bat, he brought out his aggressive avatar and played a sensational innings. He smoked 5 fours and 2 stunning sixes in his innings and took the Bangladesh bowlers to the cleaners.

Hardik Pandya finished his innings with 39* runs off 16 balls. Also, he was involved in a great 52-run partnership with Nitish Kumar Reddy as the duo finished off the game and took India to the win.

After India completed the run-chase in 11.5 overs, Pandya shared a hug with Reddy before being involved in customary post-match handshakes with the players of the opposition team.

Meanwhile, as Suryakumar Yadav entered the field, Hardik Pandya grabbed the face of the Indian skipper before hugging him in a heartwarming moment. The clip of the moment was posted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on their official X handle.

Watch: Watch: Hardik Pandya grabs Suryakumar Yadav's face as the duo share a lovely moment

Hardik Pandya finishes off in style in Gwalior 💥#TeamIndia win the #INDvBAN T20I series opener and take a 1⃣-0⃣ lead in the series 👌👌

Scorecard - https://t.co/Q8cyP5jXLe@IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/uYAuibix7Q

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 6, 2024

There's a breeze from the end I was bowling - Arshdeep Singh

India took a lead of 1-0 in the T20I series after winning the first match by 7 wickets. Arshdeep Singh was awarded Player of the Match in the series opener, and speaking after the match, he stated that the ball was coming good out of his hands and revealed that he has made some changes to his run-up.

"There's breeze from the end I was bowling. I didn't get the wicket the way I wanted but the ball is coming good from the hand. It's minor changes in the run-up, in the wrist, I keep learning and exploring things.

"The experience is there, the more you play the better you get. Everyone bowled well, especially Mayank was very good. I guess the best thing in this format is how well you can adapt to the situation, to the wicket and to the ground dimensions as well. My motive is how well I can adapt and how quickly I can adapt."

Meanwhile, Arshdeep will be next seen in action when India take on the Bangla Tigers in the second T20I in Delhi on October 9.