Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul speak out about the 'V Sign' celebration

Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya was the star of the show in the final Test against Sri Lanka. He hit a brilliant ton to ensure that the Indian side posted a mammoth total in their first innings. It was his first Test ton and it comes as no surprise why it will remain special for me in his career. Hardik was named the Player of the Match for his efforts and the Baroda all-rounder was all smiles after the game. Team India won the series 3-0.

In an interactive video interview, his teammate, KL Rahul, interviewed him for the official website of the BCCI. KL showered many questions at Hardik Pandya during the interaction. He asked Hardik about the feelings that he was going through during the game when he was on 99. Hardik conceded that he backed himself to play his natural game. He also noted that, in fact, he followed what KL had told him earlier regarding sticking to his aggressive game of play.

KL was stumped with the answer that Hardik gave and responded back asking for tips on how to convert fifties to hundreds. It is worth noting that KL Rahul has hit 7 consecutive fifties in Test matches and has failed to convert them to hundreds. Hardik Pandya asked him to continue playing the same way and said that hundreds will surely come soon.

Imad or Pushpkumara?

In international cricket, Hardik is the only cricketer to have hit 3 consecutive sixes in three balls on three occasions. When asked to pick which one is his favorite, he picked the three sixes he had hit off the bowling of Imad Wasim in the ICC Champions Trophy this year.

On weird hairdo

Lastly, he was asked about his hairstyle in which he has half of his hair dyed in ash grey. Before answering the question, Hardik threw the question back at KL mocking his weird hairstyle. Both players accepted that they like experimenting with their hair.

The V Sign

The most sought after question was about the ‘v sign’ that the players had been making in the third Test. Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, and Hardik Pandya – all celebrated their joyous moments in the game with a ‘v sign’ symbol. KL noted that it is an internal team joke which the three had during the dinner on the eve of the Test game. He added that during the dinner, Shikhar suddenly showed up the ‘v sign’ and it was that very moment when they decided that they would celebrate this way.

Watch the interview video here.