India vs Australia: 2017 5 reasons why India won the first One-Day International

#1 Hardik Pandya’s all-round show

Hardik Pandya was crowned the Player of the Man

Hardik Pandya’s brand of cricket has earned him accolades from across the cricketing fraternity. While he has the ability to play the big shots, the Baroda-born batsman also possesses the skills to bowl effectively.

Against Australia, he bagged the Man of the Match award on the back of a superlative all-round show. He played cautiously when India were on the back-foot, but switched gears when his and Dhoni’s stand gained momentum.

He smashed 5 sixes in his knock, four of which came off wrist-spinner Adam Zampa’s bowling. With the ball, he churned out wickets of the Aussie skipper and teammate Travis Head.

Pandya also bowled at a decent pace and returned with impressive figures of 4-0-28-0.