Hardik Pandya Refuses To Give Strike To Dinesh Karthik

India's expectations of winning a record thirteenth back-to-back T20I game were run as they lost to South Africa in the principal round of the five-match series at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Thursday.

In the wake of being placed into bat, India posted areas of strength for 211 for four of every 20 overs, with Ishan Kishan arising as the top-scorer with 76 off 48 balls. In answer, South Africa, regardless of losing an early wicket, pursued down the all-out with five balls in excess.

While the coordinate might've finished with a loss, it was an extraordinary event for India cricketers Hardik Pandya and Dinesh Karthik as the two players made their re-visitation to the side.

While Hardik last highlighted for India during the T20 World in the UAE last year, Karthik got back in the game in the wake of being sidelined for very nearly three years. Hardik played a quickfire knock of 31 not out off only 12 balls, crushing three sixes and two limits.

Be that as it may, during his thump, Hardik wouldn't take a solitary on the penultimate conveyance of the Indian innings with Karthik at the non-striker's end.

Hardik, in the wake of hitting Anrich Nortje's full-length conveyance towards midwicket, wouldn't take a solitary and give Karthik the strike.