Indian National Cricket Team all-rounder Hardik Pandya had a funny reaction after seeing his captain Suryakumar Yadav win his first toss in the four-match T20I series against the South African National Cricket Team.
After losing three consecutive innings, Suryakumar Yadav made the right call and won at The Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Friday, November 15. Hardik Pandya was quite excited to see this.
Watch: Suryakumar Yadav finally wins toss, Hardik Pandya thrilled
Hardik Pandya was trying to see the proceedings from a close range when both the captains of the teams came out in the middle for the toss.
As Aiden Markram tossed the coin, Suryakumar Yadav called tails and as the coin landed in his favour, he got lucky for the first time in the series.
It should be noted that Suryakumar lost the toss in the first three matches and in all these matches the Indian team was invited to bowl first. Suryakumar Yadav, however, did not change this trend even after winning the toss as India batted first.
Meanwhile, Hardik was standing behind the skippers during the toss and seeing Suryakumar Yadav winning, he was absolutely thrilled and gave an epic reaction.
See here:
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this #TeamIndia‘s call and they chose to bat first in the all important decider! ⚔️
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What did Suryakumar Yadav and Aiden Markram say during the shooting?
After winning the toss, Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav said they will bat first as he has worked for him in the last few matches.
“We will bat first. We have done it well in the last 2-3 games and we want to stick to it. The plan was clear from the first game. Putting runs on the board and defending is something we have. I wanted to do,” said Suryakumar.
“It’s a quick turnaround, a day’s break between games, but the boys are professional and take care of themselves. The same team,” Suryakumar added.
Meanwhile, Proteas captain Aiden Markram said that they are not at their best in the ongoing T20I series but will try to level the series. He said:
“We weren’t sure (bat or bowl). We’re probably batting. We haven’t been 100 percent in all three departments. We’re moving towards it. We can’t win the series, but then we’re down one. We’re 1-0 down, so we can be confident about that. and trying to tie the series.”
IND vs SA 4th T20I Playing XI
South Africa (11): Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Andile Simelane, Keshav Maharaj, Lutho Sipamla
India (11th over): Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy
