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‘Har time bas cool baan na hai’ - Fans react as Hardik Pandya defends his team after 1st T20I defeat against West Indies

Here is how fans have reacted as Hardik Pandya defended his team after a humiliating loss against West Indies in the first T20I

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Team India had a disappointing start to the five-match T20I series as they lost the series opener by four runs against West Indies. It was a shocking performance, especially from the batters who failed to reach the 150-run target in 20 overs and fell short by four runs. No big partnership was built and wickets were falling in a regular interval.

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Hence, the Windies bowlers held their nerves and managed a four-run victory. But, after the match, during the post-match presentation, the Team India skipper, Hardik Pandya was seen defending his young team. Many young players were in the lineup including two debutants, Tilak Varma (International debut) and Mukesh Kumar (it was his T20I debut, debut in other two formats already came during this tour). But, fans were not happy and slammed him brutally on social media.

“A young team will make mistakes.” - Hardik Pandya

He said: "We were right in the chase. We made some errors which cost us, but it is fine. A young team will make mistakes. Throughout the game, we were in control. I have always believed that in T20 cricket, if you lose wickets, it becomes difficult to chase down a total. When we lost a couple of wickets ... it cost us. The bowling combination was down to the conditions. We wanted Yuzi and Kuldeep to play together, and Axar brings batting. For Mukesh to have these two weeks and make his debut was fantastic. Very pleasing to see the way Tilak started his innings." 

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India’s bowlers did well to restrict the home side to 149 runs after taking six wickets in 20 overs. But, the batters failed miserably despite all of them doing so well in the IPL in recent years. Hardik Pandya also failed to perform as he scored just 19 runs off 19 balls. With the ball, he took one wicket for 27 runs in four overs. But, now, along with the skipper, the team will look to make a comeback in the second game of the series on 6 August.

Here is how fans have slammed:

 

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