Sydney: After registering a thrilling six-wicket win over Australia in the second T20I of the three-match series, Hardik Pandya on Sunday said that he thought T Natarajan would be given the Man of the Match award instead of himself.
‘I actually thought Natarajan would be given the Man of the Match award, but it has become a batsman’s game now, our bowlers did concede runs at high rates, but Natarajan managed to put a brake on Australia’s batsmen. The 10-15 extra runs that Natarajan did not concede, were the difference according to me. Australia got a good start, and where they ended, I told my teammates that they were 10-15 runs short,’ said Pandya during the post-match press conference.
‘I am so impressed with Natarajan as he likes to keep things simple and I like players who like to keep it simple. If you tell Natarajan that he needs to bowl a yorker, he will bowl a yorker. When you ask him to bowl wider off the stumps, he will do that. It is a learning for people that you will benefit if you keep things simple,’ he added.