Hardik Pandya recently, expressed happiness that MS Dhoni watched him emulate the “helicopter shot” perfectly on the third-last delivery of the innings against Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday. In a video posted by Indian Premier League on Twitter, Pandya said, “I was kind of hoping in my dreams MS [Dhoni] will come and say you played a very good shot.” “[I am] quite happy that he was watching and I tried and it came off,” he added.
Special to hit helicopter shot with @msdhoni watching: Hardik
“Hoped MS would congratulate me after that shot 😜”
An overjoyed @hardikpandya7 talks about emulating inspiration MSD’s pet stroke against CSK. Interview by @Moulinparikh #MIvCSK @mipaltan📹 https://t.co/jLLWXuZRYe pic.twitter.com/aci6s6cPBF
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 4, 2019
Hardik hammered three sixes but the highlight was the one when he pulled-off the helicopter shot even as MS Dhoni was standing behind the stumps and watching the young player carry out his pet shot. Pandya was declared the Man of the Match as he scored 25 runs off just 8 balls and also showed an ebullient performance while taking three wickets to power his side, Mumbai Indians, beat Chennai Super Kings by 37 runs.