Hardik Pandya has made history by becoming the first player to lead the Gujarat Titans to the Indian Premier League trophy. Not many fans expected GT to win the IPL 2022 title when the auction ended, but playing under the captaincy of Hardik, the Ahmedabad-based franchise topped the points table, won the Qualifier 1 and won the final to lift the trophy.
Pandya was the standout performer for the Gujarat Titans. He was the top run-scorer for the team, and he brought his ‘A’ game to the table in the IPL 2022 Final, scalping three wickets with his right-arm pace. Thanks to his incredible spell, Hardik won the Man of the Match award in the IPL 2022 Final.
Speaking at the post-match presentation of the IPL 2022 Final, Hardik Pandya said:
“It had to come. I was saving it for the best. I’ve worked hard for it and at the right time, I wanted to show what I’ve worked hard for. Today was the day, I saved the best for the last from a bowling point of view.”
Fans on Twitter react as Hardik Pandya maintains his 100% record in IPL Finals
Before becoming the captain of the Gujarat Titans team, Hardik Pandya was a part of the Mumbai Indians squad. Pandya played four IPL Finals with MI and won all of them. The seasons where he won the trophy were 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. After missing out the playoffs in IPL 2021, Hardik’s team topped the standings and won the title this year.
Thus after the big win at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Hardik now has a perfect record of 5 out of 5 in the IPL Finals. Not many players have been able to perform so well consistently in IPL Finals, but Hardik did the job for the Gujarat Titans this season. Here are some of the top Twitter reactions:
Five #IPL finals, five 🏆 – it's a great time to be #HardikPandya!#GujaratTitans #TATAIPL #IPL2022 #AavaDe #SeasonOfFirsts #GTvRR #RRvGT #IPLFinal pic.twitter.com/RJrCk1YCaP
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) May 29, 2022
GT @gujarat_titans showed us what it takes to win the world's toughest T20 championship.Being debutants, they never let the pressure affect their superlative performance. Great leadership from @hardikpandya7 &
many congratulations to @Gary_Kirsten #AshishNehra. Enjoy the trophy!— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) May 29, 2022
What A Comeback by Hardik Pandya#IPL2022 #IPLFinal #GTvRR pic.twitter.com/NlOAZJHxtu
— RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) May 29, 2022
No one deserves this more than Hardik Pandya, led from the front MOM in #IPLFinal congratulations #GujaratTitans 👏#GTvRR @hardikpandya7
— Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta) May 29, 2022
Hardik Pandya in the playoffs of this IPL 2022:-
2-0-14-1 & 40*(24) – In Qualifier 1.
4-0-17-3 & 34(30) – In Final.Exceptional Hardik. pic.twitter.com/rNKlTY42jW
Advertisement— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) May 29, 2022
Fantastic achievement for a new franchise … If India need a captain in a couple of years I wouldn’t look past @hardikpandya7 … Well done Gujurat .. #IPL2022
Advertisement— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) May 29, 2022
Remember The Titans!
Congratulations @hardikpandya7 and @gujarat_titans 🙌🏼👏🏽 #IPLFinals pic.twitter.com/bneB3NChzFAdvertisement— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) May 29, 2022
✅ Top run-scorer for the team
✅ Got wickets of Buttler, Samson, and Hetmyer in the final
✅ Captained the team excellentlyAdvertisementA huge round of applause for Hardik Pandya in #IPL2022 👏 pic.twitter.com/AXPefq1NHY
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) May 29, 2022
To be honest, the difference between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals was Hardik Pandya. Both teams have gun bowling attacks…but Hardik brought the much needed balance in the XI…something RR didn’t have. None of their top 6 batters bowled.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 29, 2022
https://twitter.com/ittzz_spidey/status/1530986132774670336?s=20&t=fvXEgROzaFOj84YQxhrYsA
5 finals and 5 IPL championships for Hardik Pandya🔥
— Rajdeep Singh (@CricRajdeep) May 29, 2022
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Captain Hardik Pandya delivers when it matters the most💫
📸: IPL/ BCCI#HardikPandya #RashidKhan #GT #IPL2022 #Cricket #CricTracker pic.twitter.com/2QDdDaoGNL
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