India vs England: My mindset doesn't take me too high, neither low, says Hardik Pandya

Battling an injury-ravaged body, it was not easy for Pandya to return to the game. His career was in jeopardy but he made a grand comeback by leading Gujarat Titans to their maiden IPL title and that too in their debut season. He also led India against Ireland and on Thursday night shone bright with both bat and ball to script India's win in the first T20 against England.

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Hardik Pandya blasted his maiden Twenty20 international half-century and took four wickets as India beat England by 50 runs in Southampton on Thursday.

Pandya hit a blistering 33-ball 51 to propel India to 198 for eight and then finished with excellent figures of 4/33 to destroy England's batting. In the process, he became only the fourth player from full member nations to score a fifty and take four wickets in a T20I match. "Hardwork always pays. I always believe that if you do hard work with good intention, it pays. My point is how to prepare myself best. One day the result will go by my side, other day it won't," Hardik said at the post-match press conference. "My mindset doesn't take me too high, neither low. I have learnt to live neutral in life. Today was a good day, tomorrow can be bad but life moves on, so keep laughing and do your hard work."

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Pandya said he is always clear about his life and whenever gets off track, he has a good support system to bring him in line. "Clarity has always been there in my life. Whenever I feel that there is no clarity in my life, I always take time