Indian national cricket team all-rounder Hardik Pandya had a poor performance with the ball against the England national cricket team. The first game of this competition series between team is being held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Hardik Pandya, playing his first game for India after the South Africa series, struggled with the ball. All-rounder with new ball Ardeep Singh But when he attacked, he was taken to the cleaners from the start.
Hardik Pandya, in particular, was slammed by England national cricket team captain Jos Buttler for his runs. The wicketkeeper-batsman of the fourth over, an all-rounder for the Indian national cricket team, pummeled him with boundaries all over the park.
Pandya also vented his frustrations in the same over. On the third ball of the over, the all-rounder bowled a delivery that was bowled back to the bowler by Jos Buttler. The Indian player caught the ball on the follow-up action after the bounce.
It looked like he would return to his run-up form, but that was not to be as Hardik Pandya came up with an underarm delivery. This caused the captain of the England national cricket team to fall to the ground and the video went viral.
Watch: Hardik Pandya hits Jos Buttler with ball, England captain falls
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