Team India stars Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya were seen bonding in a friendly manner during the T20 World Cup 2024 clash against Ireland at the Nassau International County Stadium in New York. In a video that went surfaced on social media, Pandya had his arms around Kohli, with both of them laughing.
With Hardik Pandya facing plenty of boos during IPL 2024 in almost all the stadiums following the captaincy change, Kohli stepped in during the match at the Wankhede Stadium between the Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), urging the crowd not to boo the all-rounder.
Below is the clip from the T20 World Cup 2024 match between India and Ireland:
Hardik Pandya emerges as the pick of the bowlers against Ireland:
Meanwhile, the Baroda-born cricketer bagged magnificent figures of 4-1-27-3 against Ireland on Wednesday, dismissing Lorcan Tucker, Curtis Campher, and Mark Adair. Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah bagged a couple apiece, while Mohammed Siraj and Axar Patel, skittling the Irishmen for 96.
Chasing 97 for victory, Ireland plucked out Virat Kohli for a single, but Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant kept the runs coming on a tricky surface. The Indian captain brought up his half-century off 36 deliveries before retiring hurt due to the elbow injury. It was Rishabh Pant, who stayed until the end and fashioned an eight-wicket victory for the Men in Blue.
