Elsewhere, Afghanistan's blistering start to the Asia Cup tournament has not gone unnoticed, with several players rewarded in the updated rankings.

The Indian bowlers were clinical and didn't let Pakistan settle throughout the innings.

Pandya bounced back and guided his team to a five-wicket win, four years after suffering a back injury, which kept him out of the game for almost three years.

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Asia Cup 2022: Hardik Pandya powered team India to a memorable win against Bangladesh at the group stage match of the tournament played at the Dubai International Stadium on August 28, 2022.

Pandya had a dream game, first scalping 3 wickets for 25 in his four overs and then finished the match with a six off Mohammed Nawaz.

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"Hard work always pays. I always believe that if you do hard work with good intentions, it pays," Pandya said.

Hardik came in at number 5 after India lost Deepak Hooda and the score read 89/3. Instead of consolidating the innings, he started smacking the bowlers all around the park and got to his fifty in 30 balls.

To India's fortune, they won the series against the Irish and now their caravan moves to England with VVS Laxman as the head coach and Hardik Pandya, who could lead the Indian team for the series opener. 

Skipper Hardik's tactic came under heavy criticism once the over started as the youngster is just playing his second game for India. Umran had to defend a total of 17 runs in the last six balls

Ireland displayed loads of intent and courage to try and chase down this mammoth of a target, which they almost did, but in the end, they fell short of what was nearly a remarkable chase.

As far as Rahul Tripathi is concerned, the last IPL season was the one, where we truly got to see what Tripathi brings. He is one of the few players who played the attacking brand of T20 cricket that is in demand. 

Hardik is named as a captain of the Indian squad for the two-match T20I series against Ireland, starting Sunday. 

Not all the players in the current T20I set-up will be retained for the England tour, as many regulars will be making a comeback in the team.

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In a video shared by BCCI on Twitter, both Pandya and Pant can be seen facing deliveries by a throwdown specialist in front of a packed stadium.

Hardik Pandya stated that it was never about hitting back at the critics, but about the process, he religiously followed.

After playing the role of an anchor for Gujarat Titans, Hardik Pandya donned the finisher's hat once again for team India as he smashed a brilliant 31 of 12 deliveries.