Hardik Pandya relives last-over drama against Bangladesh

Even as he was relaxing through a mo❀vie marathon a day after what must have been an emotionally-charged evening, Pandya interacted with fans in a periscope session through the BCCI twitter account. “The last game was amazing. We were all nervous. In the end, we came out winners. I am still enjoying the feeling”, he said when asked about how he felt.

The 'star of the moment' also reacted to his new-found fame saying, “In the airport, people were shouting my name. I can just see the love. I am the talking point, and I am enjoying🧜 it.”

Pandya then recounted what was goin🐼g on in the middle of the arena in that last over with a laptop in hand. Asked about how he felt before the first ball, “I was very relaxed. If we win, this will be great. But I also did not want to take too much pressure,” he s🍒aid.

“In the first ball, I tried a yorker, and it worked well as it was sent to point. In the second ball, we planned to pitch it outside off stump, and I executed it, but it ended up b🥃adly, 𝕴and I was quite depressed,” he said.

Pandya talked about how he felt after the premature celebration by Mushfiqur after the third ball saying, “In the third ball (w🦩hen the ball went for a four behind the stumps), he (Mushfiqur) was celebrating as if the game was over. Normally, I would react. But the situation was not demanding that I react. So I did not.”

It was in the🐟 fourth ball when it all appeared over that things spun on their head. Pandya said, “Obviously three runs off two balls was tough to defend. So w🦹e let him slog. That's why experience matters. He celebrated before it ended.

I didn'🎶t react 𒀰even now. I gave him a goodbye look.”

“For the fifth ball, I tried a yorker but it came out as a full toss and Jadeja took a terrific catch under pressure. It was not at all an easy catch⛎. This was when we finally got hope. Till then we just wanted to tie the game,” revealed Pandya.

“For the sixth ball, I wanted to go for a yorker. Then we decide🐻d to go for a length ball outside the of🦩f-stump. It was a bluff.

And then, Dhoni just sprinted and took the stumps off. I did not even wait for the umpire's decision and went straight to th🦩e Bangladesh Camp. I was just pumped up.

This over is like a dr༺eam. You can't script it. Three dot bal𝓡ls, three wickets.

I gave everyone🦩 a lot of heart-attacks, but it was all fine in the end,” said Pandya.

In the end, when asked about Virat Kohli, Pandya commented, “He is a role-moꦚdel for me, I idolize him – his work ethic, commitment and passion. I can learn many things from him. I find myself similar to Virat in attitude.”

(You may also like to read the Twitter react🌃ions after India's one-run 🐟win over Bangladesh)

Watch the complete interview 

(Also check out the Qualification scenar🧸ios : How your favourite🅷 team can reach the semi-final)