India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has returned to the squad after recovering from his surgery. He was out of the team for 6 months and no doubt, Hardik missed the vibes of playing for India a lot.

In Pandya's latest appearance in the Chahal TV, hosted by his teammate Yuzvendra Chahal, he talked about the challenges and struggle in his comeback.

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"I missed this atmosphere the most in these last six months, playing for the country and the feeling you get wearing the team's colours," he said. "That had become a mental challenge and there were a lot of setbacks. I was trying to get back to full fitness quickly but that did not work out and a lot of mental pressure came at the time. But touchwood, everything went fine, the rehabilitation went well and a lot of people helped me."

At one stage, Hardik was mentally disturbed because of not being able to attain full fitness on time. He had to wait a little more to reach the level, and it was a tough period for him.

In the video, Pandya also said he had not thought about hitting 20 sixes in a match. But as the innings progressed, he kept going with the flow in his unbeaten 55-ball 158-run knock in DY Patil T20 tournament. 

"It was important," said Pandya about the tournament and the innings. "I had not played anything for six and a half months. I wanted to make an international comeback so it was very important for my confidence. No matter how much you practice, the match situation is always different.

"So I just kept on playing, my confidence kept improving and the sixes were coming off well. I thought if they are coming off well, why should I stop and I kept going. But I never thought that I want to hit 20 sixes in an innings," said Pandya.

Hardik also said they would try to recreate the iconic pose of Yuzvendra Chahal from the last World Cup, where he was relaxing near the boundary ropes.