India vs New Zealand 2019: Twitter Reacts To Hardik Pandya's Assualt In 5th ODI

It took only three games for Hardik Pandya to show what he can bring to the table on his day. In his game, he showed his stunning work with the ball and in fielding and now, it is his bat, which talked for him. Perhaps, it has also ended the debate of his selection in the Indian National Cricket Team right after the suspension revoked.

When things looked pretty bleak for India, Hardik Pandya has stood like a warrior to smash Kiwis bowlers all over the park. He knocked a blistering 45 runs off just 22 balls to push India to a moderate total on the board.

Hardik Pandya scored 45 off 22 balls:

He smashed three sixes in a row in Todd Astle’s over and then followed it up with the brilliant hits against Trent Boult and Jimmy Neesham. His stunning knock has pushed India to 251 on the board, who once looked like being bundled out under 200 runs.

Initially, it was once again a repeated story, as Indian batsmen’s hard time with swing bowling was exposed. After a fine time, Rohit Sharma lost his streak of scoring at least one century in a series. Shubman Gill also walked back for a cheap score.

During the course, Trent Boult also showed his class by sending Shikhar Dhawan and Mahendra Singh Dhoni back to the pavilion for cheap scores. However, Ambati Rayudu and Vijay Shankar stood for the team in middle by tackling the bowlers in an efficient way.

Vijay Shankar was brilliant, who handled the pressure well by scoring runs and rotating the strike at regular intervals of time. Just when things looked settled for India, then came the disaster run-out to see Vijay walking back. Despite the runout, Rayudu showed great resilience in the middle to whack 90 runs.

Here are the reactions:

Chin up, @hardikpandya7.

WHAT A KNOCK, THIS!

45 off just 22 balls ?????#CricketMeriJaan #NZvIND pic.twitter.com/y0kGBbQEtH

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) February 3, 2019

Hardik Pandya after today's match… pic.twitter.com/PDt4UUNBh6

— RONIT VYAS (@ronitvyas170) February 3, 2019

#NZvIND…..Indians Fans reaction after hardik pandya's innings ……. pic.twitter.com/jkIygSFfS5

— Atharva (@ImAtharva007) February 3, 2019

https://twitter.com/Im_mohan31/status/1091935046875795456

45 jst 22 balls #HardikPandya @hardikpandya7 u beauty pic.twitter.com/1ROXBWCwob

— Anil Varma (@varma_rock) February 3, 2019

https://twitter.com/Atheist_Krishna/status/1091929937664045056

The Wellington Redemption! What a fiery innings from Hardik Pandya. A much needed knock to get him back on track. #INDvsNZ

— Sagar Shalaka Chavan (@sagaramos_04) February 3, 2019

This is hardik pandya Show…
45 in just 22 (6,6,6,6,6,4,4)
Fantastic Show???#NZvIND pic.twitter.com/MfYMonmL8C

— Practitioner (@aman_singh79) February 3, 2019

What Hardik Pandya is meanwhile looking in every NZ bowler pic.twitter.com/AGINfoV0fG

— Siddhahahaharth (@aageSeLeftLelo) February 3, 2019

https://twitter.com/KakaManya/status/1091933738689130497

Another hat-trick of sixes by Hardik Pandya today. Fourth time he has hit 3 sixes off 3 balls in ODIs. The only other batsman to do it 4 times in the last two decades is AB de Villiers. #NZvInd

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) February 3, 2019

https://twitter.com/brainfadesmith/status/1091935831038746624

Meanwhile #HardikPandya in dressing room#NZvIND pic.twitter.com/GpLEDbV6rG

— मनुष्य (@Aalok_Some) February 3, 2019

https://twitter.com/bitchschnapps/status/1091931359155834881

https://twitter.com/BollywoodGandu/status/1091928842086694912

https://twitter.com/imAgoel45/status/1091936659749437440

Ye khabar kon faila raha hai ki New Zealand walon ne drinks break mai #HardikPandya ko coffee offer ki thi !! ???? What a knock !! ?? #NZvIND #INDvNZ #TeamIndia #5thODI pic.twitter.com/KPMFd5hMdd

— AM. (@akm_theotherone) February 3, 2019

Good recovery from India to get to a respectable 252 after being 18/4. Loved the positivity of Vijay Shankar, Kedar and a very mature innings from Rayudu. Hardik once again showed what an asset he is, by some incredible hitting in the end. #NZvIND

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) February 3, 2019

Three sixes in a row for Pandya. He loves doing this hat-trick against the spinners. Think it’s the fourth time he’s done that

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) February 3, 2019