Fans Bash Hardik Pandya For Denying Tilak Varma A Fifty, Sanju Samson His Spot At Number Five In 3rd T20I | Reactions

It required a clinical effort from Team India to bounce back from consecutive defeats and they did exactly that in the 3rd T20I against West Indies in Providence Stadium on Tuesday. Swashbuckling batter Suryakumar Yadav found support in Tilak Varma as India defeated West Indies by 7 wickets to remain alive in the 5-match T20I series.

Suryakumar, who made a roaring comeback with a 44-ball 83 stitched an 87-run partnership along with Tilak Varma who remained on 49 not-out as captain Hardik Pandya finished the match with a 'maximum'.

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However, fans did not take this 'act' from Pandya lightly as they targeted captain Hardik Pandya and termed it "pathetic and shameless" to deny the youngster a well-deserved second consecutive fifty in the series. Check out the reactions here:

Never seen a SELFISH Player like Hardik Pandya, Tilak was batting at 49 in hisa third game & Hardik finished the match with the six,this is how the LEADER should be?

Pathetic! pic.twitter.com/CoTJTSU6fy

— ᴘʀᴀᴛʜᴍᴇsʜ⁴⁵ (@45Fan_Prathmesh) August 8, 2023

Tilak Varma needs one run to score 50 and Hardik Pandya hits a six to win the game with 13 more balls to spare. 🤷‍♂️

Reminds me of this incident with MSD & VK

That's how you encourage talent! pic.twitter.com/ESDmlExIyk

— KP (@karthikponnuri) August 8, 2023

Tilak Varma needs one run to score 50 and Hardik Pandya hits a six to win the game.

This guy is clearly not happy with Mumbai Indians players 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/ZPcvLIxL9G

— ANSHUMAN🚩 (@AvengerReturns) August 8, 2023

The way #HardikPandya was demotivating #TilakVarma in the last match clearly shows that he is a selfish player.

He knew Tilak could replace him as a finisher in one day matches so he kept shouting at him unnecessary things from the other end.#INDvsWI pic.twitter.com/MZ4HgyBQ7R

— 𝕏 vs 🐦 (@logicalgabbar) August 9, 2023

Hardik also got bashed for not sending wicketkeeper batter Sanju Samson at number five and instead promoting himself up the order. See reactions:

Please dont include Sanju samson in X1 if he has to bat at 6.Why always he has to sacrifice ? All the other players are safe in their batting spots. #Sanjusamson #indvswi @bhogleharsha

— jit (@EJitheesh) August 8, 2023

Sanju Samson's highest score for India in T20s happened when he was sent in as an opener and you know what, he never got another opportunity in that position

There is not much difference between playing Sanju at No:6 position or dropping him in bench pic.twitter.com/4IgsgUDHTY

— Sanju Samson Fans Page (@SanjuSamsonFP) August 8, 2023

Today #HardikPandya exactly shown his greed and selfishness for betterment of own records. Today platform was set. Match was in hand. You should have given chance to #SanjuSamson ahead. But no for taking credit Mr. Captain firstly eaten the place of Sanju then the fifty of tilak.

— Priyam Sinha (@PriyamSinha4) August 8, 2023

Suryakumar was full of praise for Tilak after the match. "We (himself and Tilak) have batted together for a long time, we both understand how each other bats and the way he batted, it gave me a lot of confidence. It was a great innings from him (Tilak) at the other end," he said after collecting his Player of the Match award.

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