“Well, he’s a six-hitter – but he’s also calm. And I think identifying the right balls to attack… that comes with a lot of experience. As soon as the ball was in his areas of strength, he put a proper swing on it – no half measures. Most of the time when Hardik hits it, he’s never tentative. There’s clarity in his thinking, and there’s clarity in his execution. It was an outstanding innings,” Ashwell Prince, the South Africa batting coach, analysed Pandya’s approach on the night.
