Luck comes to people who work hard – Hardik Pandya on Rahul Dravid’s magic words

Team India maintained their winning run in the ongoing T20 World Cup as they outplayed Bangladesh in all the departments. Hardik Pandya provided a late flourish to propel India to a staggering 196 before impressing with the ball in his hands.

Hardik won the Player of the Match award for his all-round display. Talking at the post-match presentation, Hardik highlighted the importance of teamwork and also revealed the key message from Rahul Dravid that worked wonders for him.

Hardik said, “We have played really good cricket. More than anything we have stuck together and executed our plans. I did realise the batters wanted to use the breeze, I made sure I did not give them a chance where the wind was blowing, it was about being one step ahead as a batter.”

He further added, “We as a group can get better in a lot of places, losing wickets in bunches is something we can rectify and get better at, apart from that, we are looking good.”

Pandya finished on a pretty powerful note about his comeback, stating, “I have been fortunate to play for the country, it was a freak injury I had, I wanted to come back but God had other plans. I was talking to Rahul [Dravid] sir the other day, and he said: Luck comes to people who work hard and that has stuck with me for a long time.”