{"id":708763,"date":"2026-01-20T14:10:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/708763\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:10:15","slug":"gautam-gambhir-to-hardik-pandya-kaha-aim-kar-rahe-ho-india-all-rounders-response-stuns-head-coach-and-teammates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/708763\/","title":{"rendered":"Gautam Gambhir to Hardik Pandya \u2013 \u2018Kaha aim kar rahe ho?\u2019 India all-rounder\u2019s response stuns head coach and teammates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hardik Pandya<\/a> offered a sneak peek of what is hopefully in store for India against New Zealand in the T20I series starting Wednesday in Nagpur. The all-rounder, back fresh into the squad after enjoying his time in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, is gearing up for India\u2019s last series before the T20 World Cup. And if the indications are anything to go by, fireworks are in order. During India\u2019s net session, as the Indian batters took to the crease, Hardik stood out because of his self-confidence. Practising his wide range of shots, Hardik put on a six-hitting display to impress his teammates and the head coach.<\/p>\n

\"HardikHardik Pandya’s range left Gautam Gambhir laughing (BCCI\/Screengrab)<\/p>\n

A video uploaded by the BCCI summed up Pandya\u2019s supreme confidence. Hardik looked at some of the folks who were sitting in the empty stands, and immediately sounded them out, \u201cGet away from there\u201d. Why? Because that\u2019s where he was targeting his sixes. After Gautam Gambhir<\/a> asked him, \u201cTum kaha aim kar rahe ho? North Wing? (Where do you intend to hit?) Hardik\u2019s answer was \u201cOn the first tier\u201d.<\/p>\n

Watch the clip:<\/p>\n

The stage was set, and the way Hardik connected had everyone glued to the ball. As the result was awaited, captain Suryakumar Yadav told Shivam Dube, \u201cAbbe second tier pe maar diya? (He struck it long enough into the second tier), leaving Gambhir laughing. The proceedings then went on, with Dube, Surya, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan all hitting them big, while Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi and Hardik himself went through the paces with the ball.<\/p>\n

India needs a big boost after the ODI squad suffered a tough defeat in the New Zealand T20Is. With the T20 World Cup 17 days away, there\u2019s no room for errors. India has been hit by a few injury concerns, with Washington Sundar and Tilak Varma getting ruled out. They have called reinforcements in the form of Shreyas Iyer and Ravi Bishnoi. While their status for the T20 World Cup remains unknown, defending champions India would be banking on their well-oiled squad to ensure they don\u2019t stumble on their road to the World Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hardik Pandya offered a sneak peek of what is hopefully in store for India against New Zealand in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":708764,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4101],"tags":[1406,171991,5709,14275,202301,204503,212569,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-708763","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-cricket","9":"tag-gambhir","10":"tag-gautam-gambhir","11":"tag-hardik-pandya","12":"tag-ind-vs-nz","13":"tag-india-vs-new-zealand","14":"tag-pandya-gambhir","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115927831396840063","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=708763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708763\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/708764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=708763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=708763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=708763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}