HIGHLIGHTS:
• Hardik Pandya hit his 100th six in the IPL for GT over SRH in Match 21.
• Hardik reached the century mark in the 1046th delivery of the IPL.
• In the elite ranking, Hardik is only behind Russell and Gayle.
Hardik Pandya is enjoying the golden time as captain of the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League 2022.During GT’s IPL 2022 encounter against SunRisers Hyderabad at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on April 11, the India all-rounder earned another feather to his crown.
Hardik Pandya broke Rishabh Pant’s record as the fastest Indian batter to score 100 sixes in the Indian Premier League. In terms of balls faced, Hardik was the third-fastest batsman to reach the milestone, trailing only Andre Russell and Chris Gayle.
FASTEST TO 100 SIXES
• Yuvraj Singh – 1336
• Yusuf Pathan – 1313
• Rishabh Pant – 1234
• Glenn Maxwell – 1118
• Kieron Pollard – 1094
• Hardik Pandya – 1046
• Chris Gayle – 943
• Andre Russell – 657
Hardik’s performance and captaincy
Pandya accomplished this feat by avoiding Aiden Markram in Gujarat’s eighth over. He’d just won a thrilling match against Umran Malik, who bowled over 140. The ball hit his helmet and Pandya suffered a blow. He quickly recovered, however, and whacked the bowler for a few of boundaries.
Harbhajan Singh had previously praised Pandya’s leadership abilities and stated that India requires a player of his quality for the ICC T20 World Cup in 2022.
Captain Pandya has already made a reputation for himself thanks to his outstanding leadership abilities. Meanwhile, Harbhajan Singh praised Pandya and even predicted that based on his recent performances, he may make a strong comeback to the national team.
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