Hardik Pandya

Gujarat Titans Captain Hardik Pandya won "Player of the Match" after his tremendous 2022 IPL Maiden win. On May 30, Pandya, who is the third Indian skipper in the IPL history won the title. He was honored with the title for his heroic game plan and all-rounder performance. Furthermore, the previous players who won the POTM are Anil Kumble and Rohit Sharma.

Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya has been facing serious issues due to his fitness off late and therefore he is often played in the squad as a pure batsman. However, many cricket experts feel he might not be the best fit as a pure batsman for the T-20 World cup. The likes of Shreyas Iyer or Shardul Thakur should be included in the world cup squad as his replacement.

As a consolatory victory, India has defeated Australia by 13 runs in the final ODI at Canberra's Manuka Oval. Batting first, the men-in-blue have put a below-par total of 302 losing 5 wickets. Though the Aussies had neared the target, fall of wickets at regular interval have cost them the game. Hardik Pandya has been adjudged Man of Match and Steve Smith has been selected the Man of the series.

Ben Stokes and Sanju Samson anchored the Rajasthan Royals to an emphatic win against the Mumbai Indians. Chasing an enormous total of 196 runs, highest against Mumbai in IPL history, Rajasthan suffered an early blow of Uthappa. However, from the very next over, Stokes charged against Mumbai’s pace trio - Pattinson, Bumrah and Boult - and smashed them for back-to-back boundaries. While it took 123 deliveries for Stokes to hit his first six of… read-more