Having gained new followers together with his captaincy abilities during the last yr or so, Hardik Pandya misplaced a couple of essential brownie factors together with his weird decision-making within the 2nd T20I in opposition to West Indies. Hardik’s resolution to snub Yuzvendra Chahal within the demise overs put him within the line of fireplace, with many former India cricketers questioning his resolution. Former India batter Robin Uthappa, who admitted to being mind-blown by Hardik’s resolution, summed up his response to the Chahal name in a single expression.

“I’ve one expression – one Gen-Z expression for this second – ‘pooof’ and never in a pleasant method,” Uthappa stated in a chat on Jio Cinema afte the conclusion of the 2nd T20I on Sunday.

Uthappa admitted that he could not wrap his head round the truth that Hardik did not stick with Chahal regardless of the success the wrist-spinner bought within the sixteenth over, eliminating each Shimron Hetmyer and Jason Holder.

“I’m simply mind-blown by how when a man will get you three wickets in an over primarily you do not carry him again for one more one and sort of shut the sport fully.”

“The likes of Alzarri Joseph usually are not going to take care of the expertise and sophistication of a Yuzi Chahal. He is aware of how one can bowl to those lower-order batsmen, he know how one can get them out. And Akeal Hosein will not be gonna take him on, not at that time with three overs to go. He would have backed himself with two overs to go maybe, not three overs to go. So, you knew there was an error in judgement there,” he additional stated.

With India already 0-2 down, there is not any room for error anymore within the remaining three T20Is in opposition to West Indies.