Virat Kohli owned the grand stage with a knock for the ages as he powered India to an epic four-wicket over Pakistan in a heart-stopping T20 World Cup game, that unfolded at the MCG 'amphitheatre' which was packed with 90,000 boisterous fans, on Sunday.

T20 World Cup 2022: Hardik Pandya took three wickets in his four overs. He dismissed Pakistan's batters on his short balls and pegged Pakistan back in the middle phase.

Speculations of the probable playing XI of the Indian squad are being made ahead of the T20 World Cup.

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T20 World Cup 2022: India has four pure seamers in the final squad along with three spinners. The men in blue might have set their sights on which bowlers will play the majority of the matches. However, determining the right combination for a particular match will have to be worked upon.

T20 World Cup 2022: Come the Asia Cup, Pandya looked on a different level altogether and continued his stellar run. Pandya is now being looked at as the next T20I captain for India but former English player Bresnan feels that Pandya still needs maturity.

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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.