Hardik Pandya Slammed as ‘Arrogant’ for Controversial Act Involving Dhruv Jurel

Hardik Pandya Slammed as ‘Arrogant’: In the third Twenty20 International, senior all-rounder Hardik Pandya was unable to lead India to victory as the hosts faltered under duress and missed the opportunity to grab an insurmountable lead in a five-match series.

In the middle overs, Adil Rashid (1/15), Jamie Overton (3/24) and Brydon Carse (2/28) held India to 145/9 after they were unable to maintain composure while chasing the 172-run goal on the sluggish track.

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At the beginning of his innings, Hardik, the Indian team's designated finisher, appeared rusty and used up too many deliveries before breaking the shackles. Hardik was batting on 23 off 27 balls at the end of the 16th over. In the following over of Mark Wood's delivery, he did hit a six to raise his strike rate above 100.

The swashbuckling batter also smashed a six off Jofra Archer's ball in the 18th over but was dismissed in the 19th over, which shifted the momentum completely in England's favour.

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He faced criticism from the fans for denying a single to Dhruv Jurel on the last ball of the 18th over when the latter hit the ball at the square leg near the boundary line, but the duo didn't take the single, so Hardik got the strike on the first ball of next over. However, it backfired for him and India as the star all-rounder went for a big shot on the first ball of Jamie Overton's over and got caught by Jos Buttler at long-off. He ended up scoring 40 runs off 35 balls at a strike rate of 114.29.

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