'Glad he has faith': Hardik Pandya gives a hilarious response to Ravi Shastri's question

India on Tuesday defeated New Zealand in first ODI of ir three-match series in Indore. India won match by a massive margin of 90 runs to secure three-match contest 3-0. Shardul Thakur played a crucial role with both bat and ball to help India win match. He was later named player of match for his all-round effort as he picked up three wickets and also scored 25 runs during India's innings.

After match, all-rounder Hardik Pandya heaped praise on Shardul and thanked Mumbai cricketer for listening to him. Speaking to Ravi Shastri in his post-match interview, Hardik said that he was gl Shardul showed faith in him and let him dictate terms when y were batting toger in first innings. 

"Luckily, I was gl Shardul has faith in me and lets me dictate terms inside. But he always has his point and I always try to listen, but at end of day, because of his faith in me, he does what I exactly want. So, in our partnership, it was more combined but I'm grateful to Shardul for listening to me!” Pandya said in his post-match interview. 

Meanwhile, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma also lauded Shardul after India won third ODI on Tuesday. Rohit called Shardul a "magician" with ball when asked about latter's performance in match.  "Shardul has been doing this for a while, so some people call him 'Magician'," Rohit said in his post-match interview. Shardul important wickets of Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, and Glenn Phillips.

India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI

Coming back to match, New Zealand skipper Tom Latham won toss and elected to field first at Holkar Stium. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill opened batting for India, forging a massive 212-run partnership. Both batsmen scored a century each to help India cross 200-run mark without losing a single wicket. This was also second-highest opening partnership for India in ODI cricket. While Rohit scored 101 off 85 balls, Gill smashed 112 off 78 balls. Hardik Pandya and Virat Kohli also chipped in with 54 and 36 runs, respectively. India posted a total of 385/9 in 50 overs. 

In second innings, New Zealand were looking good to chase down target with Devon Conway hitting a brilliant century. However, Conway did t receive much help from or end as wickets kept falling at regular intervals. Kuldeep Yav and Shardul Thakur played a crucial role in putting constant pressure on visitors as y picked up three wickets each. After Conway was dismissed for 138 runs by Umran Malik, New Zealand's batting faltered and y were bowled out for 295 runs. Shardul was named player of match for his match-winning figures of 3/45 in 6 overs. 

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