Top 5 Performances of Hardik Pandya

#2 January 2018

Hardik Pandya proving his mettle against South Africa in South Africa.

After surprisingly making a cut into the Test team's playing eleven, Hardik Pandya proved his mettle in the longer format as well by scoring his maiden fifty in the very first innings and his maiden ton in the same Test series against Sri Lanka. Within few months of time, he was retained in the squad for the South African tour as well.

When the odds were totally against him, the 3-Test-old "Caribbean" from Baroda stepped up to the challenges at Cape Town, one of the toughest conditions to bat on. Coming in to bat at 76 for 5 he rattled the South African attack scoring 93 off 95 balls, ensuring a decent 200 plus first innings total. India couldn't recover well to win the Test from that stage. But Pandya's impressive strike rate and his partnership with Bhuvaneshwar Kumar for the 8th wicket, which is now the highest 8th wicket partnership for India, sealed his spot in the prestigious format as well.