Hardik Pandya Reminded Of "Unique" Comment After 'Captaincy Blunder' Cost India 2nd T20I

Team India has been facing severe criticism after the two-wicket defeat against West Indies in the second T20I on Sunday. The most amount of backlash was directed towards skipper Hardik Pandya, who was severely criticised for his poor decision-making. After being restricted to 152/7, the visitors bounced back with the ball as Hardik and spinner Yuzvendra Chahal took three and two wickets respectively. However, it was Nicholas Pooran's 67-run knock that guided West Indies to victory in just 18.5 overs.

Despite losing wickets early during the chase, West Indies found their way back after Pooran's fiery performance. Chahal came as a saviour for India as in the 16th over he scalped two wickets and brought the visitors back into the game. However, Hardik went ahead with Arshdeep Singh and Mukesh Kumar in the last four overs, despite Chahal having one over left. Many fans felt that the move was a 'blunder' frome the India captain.

Hardik's decision of not letting Chahal complete his four-over quota did not go well with the fans as they slammed the all-rounder on Twitter.

The netizens also trolled Hardik for his "It's ok to be unique" remark, which he gave before the third ODI against West Indies. In Rohit Sharma's absence, Hardik led Team India in the second and third ODI and was asked by Samuel Badree what it would mean if he failed to carry forward India's winning streak against West Indies in the bilateral ODI series. To which he replied, "It's okay. I like to be unique."

History:-Hardik Pandya became the first ever Indian Captain to lose 2 matches in a series against West Indies!"It's OK to be Unique" pic.twitter.com/YR32JCGbj6

Yuzi chahal in 16th Over 2 wickets one run and a runout. And guess what Hardik Pandya didn't