Ashish Nehra finished with figures of 3 for 23 in the opening match of Asia Cup 2016 against Bangladesh.
India won the opening encounter of the Asia Cup 2016 against Bangladesh by 45 runs.
The strategy of making steady start and opening up later on had worked for Rohit Sharma in both T20Is and ODIs, home and away. If he manages to carry on in the same manner, he will be no less than a monster.
Pandya, who stroked a quick-fire 18-ball 31 in India's win in the Asia Cup opener against Bangladesh last night, said hitting sixes has always given him joy and his natural instinct to smack the ball hard.
Ashish Nehra was the pick of the bowlers for India in their 45-run win over Bangladesh in the opening match of Asia Cup 2016.
Hardik Pandya has been impressive in his seven T20I matches so far.
Shakib Al Hasan dropped the catch of Rohit Sharma in the first match of the Asia Cup, which turned out to be costly.
Bangladesh suffered a 45-run loss in the opening match of Asia Cup T20 2016 against India.
If Hardik Pandya cements his T20I spot by the end of the World T20, there is little doubt that he will be India's new No. 7 even in ODIs by the end of the year.