Shardul Thakur got the better of Daryl Mitchell and then on the very next delivery, he had Tom Latham caught by Hardik Pandya in the mid-off region off a well-diguised knuckle ball. The double whammy put India in the driver’s seat as New Zealand came under pressure at 184/4 in 25.2 overs.
In the post-match interaction, Player of the Match Thakur explained the rationale behind bowling the change-up delivery. He said himself, Virat Kohli and Pandya concocted the plan together.
Shardul Thakur said “Virat walked near to me and asked to bowl slower one then Hardik asked are you confident then Rohit came near to me to ask about the plan and he told go for it – so all 4 of us made this possible to get the wicket of Latham”. pic.twitter.com/RwqvwmbA2E
— Shubham Pandey (@__mr_imperfect_) January 25, 2023
