IND vs SL: "Our Body Language Is Enough To Make Them Intimidated"- Hardik Pandya Ahead Of 1st T20I Against Sri Lanka

Hardik Pandya is a man on a mission in the upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka. The Indian skipper has made a big comment ahead of the first T20I on Tuesday, January 3 hinting that his team are all ready to avenge their Asia Cup 2022 defeat. Sri Lanka defeated India by six wickets to knock them out of the tournament. India are motivated to come back hard in the series. 

Hardik Pandya will be leading a young T20I side with all the big guns rested. The series is a chance to prove his captaincy once again. He is also being looked at as a possible ODI captain as well in the future and hence this series is an important one for him. 

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Looking Forward To Stop Players Who Took The Game Away In Asia Cup: Hardik Pandya

In his pre-match presser, he sounded confident ahead of the first T20I. The series provides Team India a good opportunity to settle the scores but Pandya said that a revenge is not their only intention. The all-rounder is well aware of the strengths of the opponents and will not make the mistake of taking them lightly.

“We are not looking to settle anything, just want to play good cricket. But yes I ensure they will feel that they are playing India in India. So we don’t need to go and sledge them, our body language is enough for them to feel intimidated, which we will do,” the stand-in skipper said during the pre-match presser on Monday.

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“All the players who took the game away in Asia Cup are the ones I’m looking forward to stop,” he further added.

We Just Want To Play Good Cricket: Hardik Pandya

India takes on Sri Lanka in a three-match T20I series followed by three-match ODI series between January 3-15. The first T20I starts from 7 pm IST. The next two T20Is will be played in Pune (November 5) and Rajkot (November 7). The three ODI games are scheduled to take place on January 10, 12, and 15 at Guwahati, Kolkata and Thiruvananthapuram respectively. 

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