'Selfish Hardik Pandya!' fans react on Twitter for not letting Tilak Varma score maiden half century

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India finally won their first T20 game in ongoing India vs West Indies 2023 series as they won the 3rd T20 match by seven wickets and 13 balls to spare to level the series 2-1 in Georgetown on Tuesday (August 8). However, there was no praised left for Hardik Pandya despite hitting the winning six, and was called selfish instead by fans on Twitter.

Hardik Pandya hit the winning six in the 18th over, leaving Tilak Varma stranded on 49 runs while the southpaw was nearing his maiden international half-century. The T20 skipper, who scored 15-ball 20, was called selfish by the fans for his act while adding that he is not the right man to lead the team.

Surya's blistering 83 off 44 balls laid the foundation for India's chase of 160, while India skipper Hardik Pandya added the icing on the cake by finishing the game in style with a maximum.

While chasing a target of 160, the hosts dealt India a major blow as debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal was removed from the pitch with a score of 1(2) by Obed McCoy. A miscue from Jaiswal launched the ball high in the air which landed straight into the hands of Alzarri Joseph at mid-on.

Struggling Shubman Gill, who is yearning hard to find his form failed once again to deliver with his bat in unfamiliar conditions. The fifth over ensured Gill's struggle with the bat continued. Alzarri Joseph got better of Gill with a short length delivery. A loud groan from Gill told the entire story.

Surya and Tilak drove India's innings from that point and stitched up an 87-run stand. Surya failed to see off the game for the visitors but skipper Hardik's short cameo brought the series to 2-1.

Earlier in the innings, Kuldeep bagged three wickets while Axar Patel and Mukesh Kumar scalped one wicket each. For West Indies, Brandon King scored the highest with 42 off 42 deliveries while Rovman Powell played a crucial knock of unbeaten 40 runs in 19 balls.

With inputs from ANI