Mongia was vocal about his support for his favourite player, Hardik Pandya and said, "I have always said that Hardik Pandya is my favourite player. He is a fantastic all-rounder. So, I hope that if he gets the chance to bat, he will shine bright."
Indian skipper Suryakumar said the win against arch-rivals Pakistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup felt special because the squad stayed relaxed, prepared for Colombo's slow pitch, and was looking to bat first to set a good target.
Under-19 World Cup-winning cricketer Khilan Patel expressed excitement ahead of the highly anticipated India-Pakistan clash in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup on Sunday, saying he hopes the contest lives up to expectations while backing India to emerge victorious.
India spinner Varun Chakaravarthy said that he enjoyed the high-scoring contest against South Africa, which the Men in Blue won by 30 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
India's star all-rounder Hardik Pandya expressed his enthusiasm to contribute to India's 3-1 series victory over South Africa, and his explosive performance in the fifth T20I earned him the Player of the Match award.
Star India all-rounder Hardik Pandya is just one wicket away from claiming his 100th T20I wicket. If Pandya claims a wicket in today's India vs South Africa 2nd T20I in New Chandigarh's Mullanpur, he will become the first Indian to have achieved the feat of 100 wickets and 1,000 runs in T20I
With an explosive 59* and a wicket, Hardik impressed on return to international cricket, while Jasprit Bumrah also became the second Indian to complete 100 T20I wickets, bundling out SA for 74 in a chase of 176 at Cuttack on Tuesday.
India all-rounder Hardik Pandya added another milestone to his T20I career as he became only the fourth Indian batter to clear the hundred-sixes mark for the country. The milestone came during the first T20I against South Africa at Cuttack's Barabati Stadium, where Pandya produced a match-ch
Hardik Pandya produced a superb rescue act to lift India to a competitive 175/6 against South Africa in the first T20I at Cuttack's Barabati Stadium on Tuesday.
Heading into the series against the Proteas, Pandya is 140 runs away from completing 2000 T20 runs, while he is two wickets away from scalping 100 wickets in the shortest format. If Pandya takes 100 wickets in T20Is, he will become only the second Indian bowler to do so.
Following a dominant 2-1 ODI series win, the action now shifts to the five-match T20I leg as India lock horns with South Africa, with the road to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup India and Sri Lanka 2026 picking up momentum.