SMA Trophy 2021: Hardik and Krunal Pandya congratulate Baroda on finishing as runners-up

Krunal Pandya, captain of Baroda, left the tournament midway after demise of his father.

Baroda cricket team | Twitter

Team Baroda finished Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2020-21 as the runners-up after losing to the unbeaten Tamil Nadu side led by Dinesh Karthik. Baroda's exceptional season took them to the finals despite not having their three senior-most cricketers in the side for the majority of the tournament.

The Baroda side began the domestic tournament with an ugly spat between all-rounder Deepak Hooda and skipper Krunal Pandya leading to the former going back home.

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A few days later, skipper Krunal also had to leave the bio-secure bubble due to his father's demise. His younger brother Hardik Pandya did not participate in the tournament at all. As a result, the performance of the rest of the team commanded respect and wishes from the best.

Both the Pandya brothers sent out congratulatory messages for the Baroda side on their social media accounts.

Krunal wrote, "Top effort boys! Superb performances in the tournament  We’ve come a long way and there’s a long way to go! @cricbaroda"

Hardik tweeted, "Well played, boys  You should be proud of this achievement! @cricbaroda"

 
 

By Sameer Deodhar - 01 Feb, 2021

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