'A fit Hardik Pandya is 24-carat gold'

Thriller of a match and what a way to start the series.
Onwards and Upwards pic.twitter.com/hy8vaRIFAk

— Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) August 28, 2022

Great game of cricket – well done to India. Pakistani bowlers showed their resilience & commitment under tough conditions . What a spell by @iNaseemShah on his debut.

— Azhar Mahmood (@AzharMahmood11) August 28, 2022

A high voltage contest these #INDvPAK games, and the boys have shown tremendous composure and character. Very well played to begin the Asia Cup with a remarkable win.#AsiaCup2022 pic.twitter.com/Awidw6WPFD

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) August 28, 2022

Results mean nothing when you fight like that and a good game of cricket. #AsiaCup2022 #PAKvIND

— Shan Masood (@shani_official) August 28, 2022

What a match #PakvsIndia #AsiaCup2022 absolute thriller. Pakistan fought well till end. @mnawaz94 bowled exceptionally well along with @76Shadabkhan. @hardikpandya7 played a match winning role as all rounder. Congratulations @BCCI

— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) August 28, 2022

Hardik Pandya emerged as the trump card for India, taking three wickets to dent Pakistan and then guiding India to victory with his 33 not out.

Ice man #HardikPandya
Rather important member of the India T20 side.#AsiaCup2022 #IndiavsPakistan

— Mpumelelo Mbangwa (@mmbangwa) August 28, 2022

A fit Hardik Pandya is 24 carat Gold. Key to India’s fortunes in this format. #IndvPak

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) August 28, 2022

Needed the best T20 all-rounder in the business to power India across the finish line – @hardikpandya7 pic.twitter.com/78zXFF3Ctm

— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) August 29, 2022

It was in September 2018 in the Asia Cup [ODI format] that Hardik suffered a back injury during a match against Pakistan in Dubai. Nearly four years later, against the same opponents at the same venue in the same tournament, he delivered a Player-of-the-Match performance.

The comeback is greater than the setback pic.twitter.com/KlnD4GZ4ZO

— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) August 29, 2022

We fought. We fought real hard! And we’ll keep fightingpic.twitter.com/7esrZxg74l

— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) August 28, 2022

The match was also Virat Kohli’s 100th in T20Is, making him the second cricketer after Ross Taylor to play 100-plus matches in all three international formats.

Proper Cricket game that! Tricky wicket with two really good bowling attacks. Congrats India and well done on 100th Virat

— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) August 28, 2022

Special win on a special day! pic.twitter.com/7WmE7GeJMD

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) August 28, 2022