"Let's Bring The Cup Home": Hardik Pandya's Rousing War Cry Ahead Of Cricket World Cup 2023 Final

19.11.2023 - 15:11 sports.ndtv.com

Indian cricket team all-rounder Hardik Pandya suffered a major heartbreak in the middle of the Cricket World Cup 2023 as he was ruled out of the competition due to injury.

During the group stage match against Bangladesh, the all-rounder was forced to limp out of the field after injuring his left ankle and the seriousness of the injury meant that his journey in the World Cup came to a premature end.

Ahead of the Cricket World Cup 2023 final match against Australia in Ahmedabad, Pandya took to social media to post a special message for his teammates and urged them to 'bring the cup home' for their billions of fans. "Boys, I could not be more proud of this team.

Everything we have done so far, how far we have come is credit to years of hard work behind us. We are now one step away from glory.

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