The appreciation posts for Hardik Pandya are still flowing on social media, with the former Pakistani speedster Mohammad Amir becoming the latest to laud the Indian all-rounder for his heroics in the Asia Cup 2022 clash between India and Pakistan on August 28.
Pandya was the hero for Team India in their five-wicket victory over Pakistan in a last-over thriller in Dubai on Sunday, as the Men in Blue began their Asia Cup 2022 campaign on a high note.
The all-rounder had first snared three wickets while conceding 25 runs in his four overs and then went on to play a much-valuable knock of 33* off 17 balls and finished off the match in style with a six at the same venue where they suffered a 10-wicket defeat in T20 World Cup 2021.
Hardik had shared a post on his Twitter showing how things changed for him from 2018 to 2022, as he was taken on a stretcher from the stadium during the 2018 Asia Cup, and this time, he took India over the line against the same opposition – Pakistan.
The all-rounder captioned the picture by saying: "The comeback is greater than the setback." The post melted many hearts, including Amir, who shared the same post on his Twitter handle with a caption: “Well played brother.”
Pandya told Ravindra Jadeja in a video uploaded by BCCI about the injury: “I can remember those scenes where I was taken on a stretcher and it was the same dressing room. So there is a sense of achievement with whatever has happened. As players, we get the fruit but I would like to credit Nitin Patel and Soham Desai (team physios) who have worked so hard on me for my comeback.”
