Hardik Pandya was reprimanded for being over-exited after taking his first international wicket. The all-rounder, while talking to Gaurav Kapur on 'Breakfast with Champions' recalled how the words of the former captain during his international debut in Australia.
Hardik Pandya was reprimanded for being over-exited after taking his first international wicket. The all-rounder, while talking to Gaurav Kapur on 'Breakfast with Champions' recalled how the words of the former captain during his international debut in Australia.
Pandya shared the story of how he got over exited after getting his first wicket and got a ICC Code of Conduct warning in his very first match.
He said, "I had gone for 21 runs in my first international over. It was a nightmare, giving 21 runs in my first international over. First time in my life I was blank, I didn't know what to do. But Mahi bhai being a legend said 'aaja doosra over daal' (come, bowl another over)."
"I went for a Six on the first ball and it was like 1.1 overs and I went for 28 runs. But after that I gave only 7-8 runs in two overs and took two wickets. He (Dhoni) didn't say anything but I still remember in the post-match press conference, he said 'I knew that after the first over, he will be a better bowler for sure'."
He recalled the incident which earnerd him the warning, "After getting Lynn out, I got over-excited. Mahi bhai then said 'you are doing this thing for the last time because you will get banned plus the team will lose a player. So we don't want that'. I was like 'ya sorry'."
"I might be the first player to get ICC Code of Conduct warning in the first international game. I just thought after that 'for a couple of slangs, I won't lose money, it's my hard earned money," Pandya told Kapur.
Pandya scored his maiden Test hundred in just 86 deliveries against Sri Lanka at Pallekele earlier this year. Pandya shared that he could not sleep the night before he scored that hundred. He said he was under extreme anxiety till the time he stepped on the field next morning.
"I was not able to sleep the previous night till 3. My anxiety level was very high because I had previously got out to the same bowler and I was furious then. I usually don't think much when I get out but if I lose my wicket in a certain way, I think a lot."
"That morning everyone noticed that I wasn't talking to anyone and only warming up. It was like in 10 minutes, I asked 5-6 times about the start of play and as soon as the umpire signalled, I went out and it was only then that I calmed down. I remember all the fielders were at the boundary only and I was like, 'bro, I am going all guns blazing'," Pandya said.
Pandya revealed that the hairstyle he currently spots is actually given to him by India opener Shikhar Dhawan, who cleaned half his hair when the all-rounder has asked Dhawan to just remove some of his hair.
"I asked Shikhar to remove a bit of my hair but he removed it all. I was like it's alright. I am pretty confident that I can carry it so it's okay."
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