Hardik Pandya in his first season as a skipper led Gujarat Titans to their maiden IPL title win. The ‘kung-fu Pandya’ delivered a brilliant spell of 17/3 in four overs in the first half of the encounter. He dismissed Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, and Shimron Hetmyer to put Rajasthan on the back foot.
In the second innings, while chasing a 131-run mark, Pandya scored 34 runs in 30 balls in the middle overs to provide GT some much-needed momentum. The cricket fraternity applauded Pandya for his sensational captaincy throughout. Former Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer also posted a humorous video praising Pandya.
Check out the reactions here:
Hardik Pandya who had no real experience of captaincy coming into IPL 2022 has led Gujarat Titans to the IPL trophy. 483 runs by himself and 10 wickets, he led from the front. What a start to his captaincy tenure! pic.twitter.com/8gzxzCpEnr
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 29, 2022
487 runs and 8 wickets – The MVP of Gujarat and it's their captain Hardik Pandya. pic.twitter.com/NVaRZ6Il4I
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 29, 2022
Congrats to Hardik Pandya and his @gujarat_titans one of two franchises to win tHe IPL in their first season. Wonderful bowling unit and so many different guys stepping up all season. 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) May 29, 2022
Hardik Pandya waking up in Ahmedabad tomorrow 😄 #GTvsRR #IPLFinal #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/5AG8BXRRTO
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) May 29, 2022
IPL-winning captains 🏆
*Hardik Pandya has just entered the chat* pic.twitter.com/yK3zpLumM1
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) May 29, 2022
Gujarat Titans. Ufff…what a rocket season. Hardik Pandya producing a stellar effort in the grand finale. Found different match winners in different games…what a season. 🥳👏🤩
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 29, 2022
Hardik Pandya – the best all-rounder from India in limited overs.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 29, 2022
Just the team environment, relaxing environment, Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan were leading from the front. It was a family atmosphere, everyone felt welcome Ashish Nehra ensured that. – Matthew Wade
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) May 29, 2022
Need to appreciate Hardik Pandya as Captain. Haven't played cricket for long time due to injury, captaining a new IPL team and made everyone surprise with their performance and now won the tournament. CHAMPION @hardikpandya7 pic.twitter.com/ki9rea1DaQ
— Thyview (@Thyview) May 29, 2022
No one deserves this more than Hardik Pandya, led from the front MOM in #IPLFinal congratulations #GujaratTitans 👏#GTvRR @hardikpandya7
— Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta) May 29, 2022
What A Comeback by Hardik Pandya#IPL2022 #IPLFinal #GTvRR pic.twitter.com/NlOAZJHxtu
— RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) May 29, 2022
Hardik Pandya in this IPL 2022:-
First IPL season As Captain.
487 runs with the bat.
8 wickets with the ball.
40* & 14/1 in Qualifier 1.
34 & 17/3 in Final.
Won the TATA IPL 2022 Title.What a Incredible journey, what a performance Hardik Pandya and co. pic.twitter.com/1SIDy5wR6o
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) May 29, 2022
A remarkable season for Hardik Pandya. He has led Gujarat Titans to a first-season title with calculated calm and a maturity that would have seemed unthinkable a few years ago. He has now given India a leadership option for the future
— Sambit Bal (@sambitbal) May 29, 2022
https://twitter.com/ItzThanesh/status/1530983741149126656?t=L-p5xpfXWk2CdJxsE3WMrw&s=08
Hardik Pandya during team launch :
"I'm not going to tell you from where I come from. I'll tell you where Im taking you. It's called sporting success. It’s a range my bro (MS Dhoni) has scaled, I've made no attempts to hide that I want to emulate him" ❤️#HardikPandya @MSDhoni
— MSDian™ (@ItzThanesh) May 29, 2022
