Twitter slams Hardik Pandya after Yuzvendra Chahal doesn't bowl his 4th over as India lose 2nd T20I vs West Indies

Published at :August 7, 2023 at 12:13 AM

Modified at :January 13, 2024 at 5:05 PM

Yuzvendra Chahal was denied his last over by captain Hardik Pandya in the second T20I against West Indies.

Hardik Pandya, the Indian captain, came down for some heavy criticism by Team India fans, as the Men in Blue lost the second T20I of the five-match series to West Indies in Guyana and went 0-2 down in the series.

On August 6, 2023, the second Twenty20 International between West Indies and India was played in the Providence stadium in Guyana. West Indies had taken a 1-0 series lead thanks to their 4-run victory in the first match in Trinidad.

Kuldeep Yadav was reported to be out injured and replaced by Ravi Bishnoi after Hardik Pandya won the toss and made the right decision to bat first.

Tilak Varma, who batted for India and reached his first T20I fifty in just his second game, carried the load offensively. Ishan Kishan (27) and Hardik Pandya (24) contributed to the final score of 152/7 as West Indies bowlers enjoyed themselves on a challenging surface.

Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph, and Akeal Hosein secured two wickets.

Brandon King and Johnson Charles were both out in the first over itself thanks to Hardik Pandya, who gave India the perfect start. After that, Arshdeep Singh dismissed Kyle Mayers for 15 runs, but Nicholas Pooran launched a counteroffensive.

With six fours and four sixes, including an 18-run over off Ravi Bishnoi, he scored 67 in 40 balls. While Mukesh Kumar fired him, Yuzvendra Chahal reinstated India by firing Shimron Hetmyer (22) and Jason Holder.

Hardik Pandya needed to take out Chahal with only 24 runs remaining, but he chose to bowl Mukesh Kumar and Arshdeep Singh instead. It was also remarkable when Ravi Bishnoi scored 31 runs in his four overs while Hardik Pandya failed to dismiss Akshar Patel for a single over.

In the end, the decision came back to haunt India as Akeal Hosein (16*) and Alzarri Joseph (10*) made merry against the fast bowlers and took West Indies home with 2 wickets in hand and 7 balls to spare.

With this victory, the hosts also went 2-0 up in the series with the third T20I also to be played in Guyana on August 8.

Meanwhile, Indian cricket fans on social media were not happy with Hardik Pandya’s captaincy and decision-making skills, especially not bowling out Chahal and not utilizing Axar Patel at all.

Here’s how fans reacted to India’s loss in the second T20I against West Indies:

Baffling for me that Chahal hasn’t finished his quota of 4 overs in both the games. #INDvsWI
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) August 6, 2023

Tough being Yuzi Chahal. He got you back in the game with a double-wicket over, with Windies down on their knees, and somehow the skipper took him off the attack. And India lost. Go figure #IndvWI #T20I
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) August 6, 2023

Let's laugh at india and hardik pandya Captaincy 🤣🤣For resting Virat Kohli they can't even win against westindies who doesn't even qualify for world cup 😭 pic.twitter.com/eSgLmyocGO
— Kevin (@imkevin149) August 6, 2023

Seriously, why did Pandya give the 19th over to Mukesh Kumar when Chahal was on fire? Such a questionable captaincy move!
— Shivani Shukla (@iShivani_Shukla) August 6, 2023

Why Chahal Don't Bowl Next Over? I Don't Know Why This Man Is Temporary Captain Of Indian T20 Side, We Are Loosing After A Great Comeback 😐#INDvsWI pic.twitter.com/YcoYjchMT7
— Shailendra Mishra (@imShail_3) August 6, 2023

It's not okay to be unique#INDvsWI #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/s2p7rAUpc0
— Sachya (@sachya2002) August 6, 2023

If sharmindagi had a face 🤣🤣 #INDvsWI pic.twitter.com/NYnS10VvUE
— Hamxa 🏏🇵🇰 (@hamxashahbax21) August 6, 2023

Biggest Mistake by Captain Hardik Pandya, when Wi needed 21 runs in 18 balls , he should give bowl to YUzi .So Poor Captaincy by Him ! Wi won by 2 wicket .After 2016 India lost 2 CONSECUTIVE matches vs Wi.#IndvsWi #WivInd #HardikPandya #Chahal #Mukeshkumar #RaviBishnoi pic.twitter.com/kTcI5w84Kl
— KAPIL DEV TAMRAKAR 🇮🇳🚀𝕏 (@kapildevtamkr) August 6, 2023

Pandya in the dressing room. #IndvsWI pic.twitter.com/qcxTpGICnH
— ex. capt (@thephukdi) August 6, 2023

Hardik's captaincy is nothing without Nehra#INDvsWI pic.twitter.com/932q3S9vZX
— Ragaa (@Ragaa_07) August 6, 2023

India making it look like Ashes 2.0. Close finishes, a great rivalry! Good advertisement for Carribbean Cricket.#INDvsWI
— Himanshu Pareek (@Sports_Himanshu) August 6, 2023

It was such kind of awful captaincy that you might call it a BRAIN FADE. #WIvIND WI batters were failing to even connect the ball against Chahal. He picked up 3 wkts in the last over and Hardik decided not to give him the next over. Gave Arshdeep & Mukesh the next two overs and… pic.twitter.com/Wzvkkqd4GJ
— Saif Ahmed 🇧🇩 (@saifahmed75) August 6, 2023

A Captaincy blunder from Hardik Pandya by not giving Chahal 18th over especially he bowled so well in previous year which turn the game for India Another Win for WI , India need to make a comeback#IndvsWI
— Mahak Maheshwari (@Mahakbhansali13) August 6, 2023

Hardik Pandya's captaincy potential 4 d Indian team ??? . believed his all-round abilities could make him a suitable candidate, while it's also argued that his experience might need further development. Any tots on this matter? 🏏🤔 #CricketDebate #HardikPandya #T20Captaincy
— അമൽ🇦🇷 (@_HashTagged) August 6, 2023

Pathetic captaincy by not giving over to Chahal by Hardik Pandya.Sack Pandya as Captain. #INDVWI
— Rishabh Wadhwa (@Cric_Rishabh) August 6, 2023

Team India under Hardik Pandya’s captaincy: #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/6h4P6uZbYT
— Faad Dunga BC (@naalaYUCK) August 6, 2023

Poor captaincy by Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal should have bowled over no. 18 @hardikpandya7 @BCCI
— Ashok Kumar (@AshokKumar62167) August 6, 2023

Very bad captaincy from hardik pandya#indvswi
— Iswarya Mohan (@IswaryaMohan7) August 6, 2023

When Chahal was bowling well, Hardik Pandya stopped him and brought Mukesh Kumar.This guy came to replace Rohit Sharma and lost back to back matches against West Indies. 🫣🫣 pic.twitter.com/zpAQWCPSRG
— ANSHUMAN🚩 (@AvengerReturns) August 6, 2023

Poor captaincy by Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal should have bowled over no. 18👎
— Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta) August 6, 2023

You are not Dhoni brooooo!!!!!! Dhoni can give Ishant another over and get him to take 2 wickets Tu Mukesh aur Arshdeep ko overs deke wicket taking Chahal ko boundary pe lagaya 😓
— Vinesh Prabhu (@vlp1994) August 6, 2023

Hardik in Post match presentation. pic.twitter.com/Gw1lLxuLLY
— mon (@4sacinom) August 6, 2023

Hardik Pandya after not giving an over to Yuzvendra Chahal who was the gamechanger! pic.twitter.com/S44JwBlZ1W
— Vinesh Prabhu (@vlp1994) August 6, 2023

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