In the first T20 between India vs South Africa, this incident happened as Hardik Pandya refrained Dinesh Karthik from playing the final delivery
India was batting first on an absolute belter surface of Delhi. They put on a great score of 211 runs on the board but it proved not enough that South Africa as it down comfortably.
Pandya was striking the ball well at the other end so he refused to take a single in the second last ball. Hardik Pandya refused to give strike to Dinesh Karthik, and fans in the stadium booed him.
Hardik Pandya Booed By Fans After He Refuses To Give Strike To Dinesh Karthik, Video Viral
Hardik Pandya refused to give strike to Dinesh Karthik
India falls short of making the world record of winning 13 matches in a row courtesy of Miller and Rassie Van der dussen. The men in blue were off to a flier as they only lost a single wicket in the Powerplay. Ishan Kishan smashed 76 off 48 and Shreyas held the inning quite well in the middle. In the end, inform Hardik Pandya gave some finishing touches with 31(12). The controversial thing happened in the 5th delivery of the 20th over. Hardik was on strike and he played stroke at mid-wicket which could have been an easy single but Hardik refused it.
Fans in the crowd started booing the decision of Hardik as at the other end Inform Dinesh Karthik was waiting. There’s no doubt that Hardik was smacking the ball really well but Karthik is not a tailender who can’t hit. Fans react dramatically after the incident watch.
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Did Hardik take revenge on Karthik?
Some even related this incident to what happened in 2019 when DK did the same with Hardik’s brother Krunal Pandya. In 2019, Dinesh Karthik refused to take a single against new Zealand when 4 runs were needed in 14 deliveries.
Ashish Nehra was not pleased with Hardik not giving the strike to Karthik
The coach of Hardik Pandya in the title-winning season with Gujrat Titans has something to say about the mix up happened in the first T20. Nehra Said “Hardik should have taken a single before the last ball it was not Dinesh Karthik on the other end, not Me.
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