'Comparing India's six-hitting with ours is like...' - Bangladesh assistant coach takes dig at Shanto and Co for horrible performance in T20I series vs IND

After whitewashing the Test series against Pakistan, Bangladesh came to tour India with a positive mindset. However, their performance didn't complement their positive attitude as they lost both the red-ball and white-ball series, which was quite upsetting. Bangladesh's assistant coach, Nic Pothas, spoke about the Indian players and their six-hitting ability.

He went on to praise the Indian Premier League (IPL), which provides additional help to international players. Pothas said, "The IPL is the best competition in the world with top-quality players. The IPL prepares players for the international stage. Comparing India's six-hitting with ours is like comparing how many sixes the West Indies hit compared to us."

In the final T20I game, Bangladesh lost the game by 133 runs. The margin was huge as India scored 297 runs in the first innings, thanks to Sanju Samson's 111 runs off 47 balls and Suryakumar Yadav's 75 runs off 35 balls. Apart from them, Hardik Pandya played beautifully and smashed the bowlers with confidence.

He scored 47 runs off 18 balls, including four boundaries and four sixes. Had Hardik been there in the last over, India would have touched the 300-run mark easily. But unfortunately, he was dismissed, and the score stopped at 297 runs, which indeed was quite huge. 

God has been kind to help me out: Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya has been phenomenal throughout the series, both with the bat and the ball. He has been consistent with his cameos and taking wickets which is why he was given the Player of the Series award. Pandya's positive mindset has helped the players throughout the series.

Despite the past hardships, he has emerged as the best all-rounder in India. At the presentation, Hardik spoke about the atmosphere of the dressing room and his fitness. He has been doing well, and fortunately, his body is taking the workload pretty well, which is good news for the team. 

"When the dressing room is enjoying, when everyone's enjoying everyone's success, you feel like doing more. I think that has contributed a lot. Body has been fantastic, God has been kind to help me out. The process continues, nothing changes," said Hardik Pandya.