"If I give any answer, it would be through sports": Hardik Pandya

Indias star allrounder Hardik Pandya who was one of the key players in the sides T20 World Cup 2024 journey opened up on his previous six months leading up to the marquee event He said people booed him but he never lost calm instead believed in giving a reply with his performanceHardik Pandya revealed that not losing his temper once when things were not in his favour was precisely why the victory felt more meaningful Mumbai Indians fans and social media trolls were very harsh to Hardik Pandya during the IPL 2024Mumbai Indians replaced Rohit Sharma with Hardik Pandya as their captain Pandya earlier was leading Gujarat Titans His return to the sole franchise as the replacement for Rohit as a captain led to social media backlash Hardik Pandya was booed in almost all the stadiums in which the franchises matches were scheduledDuring an interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence on Thursday Pandya said that India was calm throughout the game and always believed that they could win Despite being trolled mercilessly during the Indian Premier League on a personal and professional level he produced what may have been the World Cupwinning moment when he removed Heinrich KlaasenAlso ReadI will want to open in T20Is Shubman Gill eyes vacant slots by Kohli RohitThe last 6 months have been very entertaining for me there have been a lot of ups and downs and the public booed me A lot of things happened and I always felt that if I give any answer it would be through sports So I believed that I would stay strong will work hard Hardik Pandya said during an interaction with PM Modi at the Prime Ministers residence in DelhiLead Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah got his hands on his first ICC World Cup trophy after the sides successful run in the T20 World Cup 2024 During the interaction with PM Narendra Modi the speedster opened up on how bowling in crucial and difficult situations helped him gain confidenceWhenever I bowl for India I bowl in very crucial stages Whenever the situation is difficult I have to bowl in that situation So I feel very good when I am able to help the team and if I am able to win the match from any difficult situation then I get a lot of confidence and I carry that confidence forward as well And especially in this tournament there were many situations where I had to bowl tough overs and I was able to help the team and win the match Bumrah saidOn Thursday after the Indian team left the national capital and arrived in Mumbai the Rohit Sharmaled team kicked off the opentop bus parade from Marine Drive Fans turned up in numbers danced to the tune of Indias success and celebrated the arrival of the T20 World Cupwinning teamThroughout the parade players were seen lifting the coveted trophy high in the air and appreciating the support that the fans showed throughout the tournamentThe love of the fans to see their team was clearly visible when some of them climbed on the tree and cheered for the team as the bus went past themOnce the victory parade ended and the team arrived at the Wankhede Stadium the Indian cricket players danced to the tunes of dhol with fans cheering for themWith ANI Inputs