You’ve done it so many times, and no one is better at dealing with pressure than you, Pandya said in a video posted on the BCCI website.
Kohli stated during the post-match presentation that it was Pandya who told him to keep going and believing. Kohli recalled how Pandya helped calm him down during a critical point of the run chase, saying, Hardik was very fearless in that partnership, when he came onto bat, he immediately told me, Let’s talk, let’s communicate, and we will bat deep by building a partnership, anything can happen.
He kept me focused at that point because I wanted to hit a few big shots, which could have been risky given that we had already lost four wickets.
I could tell there was a lot of pressure in our room. It was a big game, but for some strange reason, I was very numb today when I came to the ground. This is where I wanted to be, and I am simply grateful to be here. I treasure the quality of relationships I have in this group, he recalled.
