Overview

• BCCI released dressing-room footage of the team’s medal tradition, with head coach Gautam Gambhir inviting training assistant Dayanand Garani to announce Hardik Pandya as Impact Player.
• Pandya then placed the medal on Garani, thanking him for the behind-the-scenes fielding work that keeps the squad sharp.
• India defeated Oman by 21 runs in Abu Dhabi, and Oman exited the tournament without a victory.
• Pandya delivered 1 for 26 from four overs with the new ball and completed a running one-handed catch on the boundary to dismiss Aamir Kaleem.
• He urged teammates to treat the September 21 clash with Pakistan in Dubai as just another game after being dismissed earlier in a freak non-striker’s run-out.