In a post-match interaction with broadcasters Star Sports, the 29-year-old recalled the role his father had played in Hardik Pandya becoming a professional cricketer, and the hardships his father went through to realise his son’s dream.
India’s Hardik Pandya, right, reacts after dismissing Pakistan’s Mohammad Nawaz during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
Hardik Pandya on Sunday couldn’t hold back his emotions following Team India’s remarkable four-wicket win in the T20 World Cup Super 12 match against Pakistan. In a video that has gone viral on Twitter, Hardik broke down in tears while he remembered his late father, who had passed away in January 2021.
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