"Lot Of Composure In Tight Situation": BCCI Chief Sourav Ganguly Lauds Team India After Win vs Pakistan

29.08.2022 - 10:37 sports.ndtv.com

Sourav Ganguly, the President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday congratulated Team India on winning against Pakistan in a Group A clash in the ongoing Asia Cup 2022.

Team India led by Rohit Sharma defeated their arch-rivals by five wickets as they chased down 148 with 2 balls to spare. Hardik Pandya was the star of the show as he played an unbeaten knock of 33 off just 17 balls. "Good result for india to start off..lot of composure in a tight situation ..@bcci @ImRo45," tweeted Ganguly.

Good result for india to start off..lot of composure in a tight situation ..@bcci @ImRo45 Life came full circle for Hardik Pandya at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday as he went on to play a match-winning knock against Pakistan, the same opponent, against whom he had gotten injured in 2018 during the Asia Cup and was forced to miss almost three years of cricket action.

On Sunday, the all-rounder brought his A-game to the middle as he took three wickets before scoring a quickfire 33 to help India defeat Pakistan by five wickets.

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