Hardik Pandya first time talked about the difficult six months after the historic India's win in the T20 World Cup. The cricketer broke down and talked about people who made fun of him.
Indian cricketer, Hardik Pandya had the most difficult six months as he received harsh criticism from the audience. Not only this, his personal life also became the talk of the nation as reports claimed that he was going to separate from Natasa Stankovic. However, to make his life worse, he was booed in multiple games in the IPL 2024. But he still maintained a calm demeanour. The vice-captain of the Indian cricket team, Hardik, was left in tears after India lifted the T20 World Cup.
Hardik Pandya became part of the tournament after an extremely poor performance in the IPL 2024. However, he showed off his game technique during the T20 World Cup, and soon the boos were turned into applause. After he won the game, Hardik video call someone and looked extremely emotional. Soon, fans started wondering if he was talking to his wife, Natasa. However, let us inform you that once Hardik revealed that after his every match, he calls his brother, Krunal Pandya.
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It is worth mentioning that reports of Hardik and Natasa's divorce made rounds during the same time. But neither Hardik nor Natasa denied or confirmed it. However, the strange part was that after India won the T20 tournament, Natasa didn't post any congratulations for Team India or Hardik.
Hardik had seen the worst criticism in the last six months for his poor performance, which led people openly booing him on the cricket ground. While talking to the broadcaster, Hardik revealed that the win really meant a lot to him as God gave him the best gift to celebrate. He expressed how, in the past six months, there have been times when he wanted to cry, but he didn't cry. Hardik was quoted as saying:
"Us time pe pora 6 mahine aise laga mere jo 6 mahine gaye hai.. Vo wapas aa gaye. Kya hua kya nahi hua.. Aur mai bahut control kiya. Jab mujhe rona bhi tha, mai nahi roya."
Hardik further added that people were mocking his difficult times, but he stayed calm as he didn't want to give them more opportunities to talk about him. Hardik expressed gratitude to God for giving him a chance to contribute to India's win. He said:
"Kyunki mujhe logon ko nahi dikhana tha. Jitne log jo khush ho rahe the mere difficult time mein, mujhe aur unko khushi nahi deni thi, aur mai kabhi nahi dunga. Lekin aaj jo 6 mahine gujre. Poore tareeke se chalu hua aur dekhiye upar wale ki kripa dekhiye, mauka bhi kaisa mila. Aakhiri over mein aisa situation aaya jo mai imagine bhi nai kr paya. Aur kya batau I am speechless."
Hardik Pandya's return to the Mumbai Indians during IPL 2024 created a lot of stir for his and his team's poor performance. In fact, Hardik faced a lot of backlash from taking the captaincy from Rohit Sharma. Things took an ugly turn when he was booed by the fans in several matches. Amid the constant pressure of performance and making his team win, Hardik had even taken the shed of God and visited Somnath temple.
We are glad Hardik was finally able to shut the harsh backlash with his amazing performance in the World Cup T20.
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