IND vs WI 1st T20I: Hardik Pandya Gets Emotional During National Anthem – Picture Goes Viral

Hardik Pandya Gets Emotional During National Anthem

HARDIK Pandya-led Indian Cricket Team is taking on Rovman Powell’s in the first T20I of the five-match series at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad. The Indian Captain Hardik got emotional during the national anthem and his picture of almost breaking up into tears is going viral on the internet now.

This is also an historic match for the Indian team as this is their 200th T20I match. They have become the second team after Pakistan to reach this iconic milestone in International cricket. Hardik will like to get a dominant win over the Windies in this match.

Tilak Varma and Mukesh Kumar are making their T20I debut for Team India and will be looking forward to making the most out of this match.

Hardik Pandya Addresses The Clash

The captain of the host team, Rovman Powell won the toss and elected to bat first. He said “Tarouba, Trinidad We are gonna bat. Looks like a dry surface. India are playing a lot of spinners, let’s see how we cope against them. The guys are confident. It’s not a complete change in strategy. We are still boundary hitters, we are trying to run hard. We have gone with our strengths.”

Hardik seemed confident despite losing the toss and was not much concerned about putting to bowl first by the Windies.

He said “That was the whole plan for this tour as well. We might be coming here to play the World Cup. Some players might get a chance to play here. By the time we come here next time, we’ll be prepared.”

“I try to keep things simple. For me, it’s about improving. I focus on processes. You might have some losses and failures, I am okay with it. It’s all about challenging ourselves. Umran, Bishnoi miss out. We are playing three spinners,” Hardik added.

IND vs WI 1st T20I Playing 11

West Indies: Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, Johnson Charles(w), Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell(c), Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy

India: Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar