West Indies pacer Kesrick Williams recently compared India all-rounder Hardik Pandya with legendary West Indies batsman Sir Vivian Richards. In an exclusive interaction with Cricxtasy, Williams said that Hardik’s astonishing no-look ramp shot in the recently concluded T20I series against Bangladesh left him completely amazed.

“Hardik Pandya reminds me of Vivian Richards,” Williams told Cricxtasy during an event organized by The Dugout Sports Club in Kolkata on Thursday, October 17.

“That no-look ramp shot he played a couple weeks ago and then just stepped aside like he didn’t care, chewing gum like you knew, ‘I’m Viv.’ I’m from the Caribbean and I have style. I have vigor.’ So he is currently my favorite Indian player,” the Caribbean pacer added.

Pandya’s no-look ramp shot, which Williams referenced, has already caught attention across the cricket world. It is moments like these that have helped build Pandya’s reputation as a player who thrives under pressure and enjoys performing on the big stage. The shot, effortlessly executed and followed by his casual walk to the side, sums up the confidence he carries with him on the field.

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Hardik was in excellent form during the three-match series and was also named Player of the Series. He scored a total of 118 runs in those three matches, at an excellent average of 59 and an astonishing strike rate of 222.64, and also picked up one wicket.

His best score of 47 came in the third T20I, where India posted a mammoth total of 297/6. Hardik played a pivotal role in helping India win the T20 World Cup earlier this year. These few months have been fantastic for him after going through a torrid time during IPL 2024.

Hardik’s return to form is good news for the Indian team and Williams’ applause for his attitude and style of play, and the comparison with a Caribbean great sums up how respected he is in the cricket community across the world. .

William also talked about how invincible the Indian team is right now. When asked about India’s chances of winning the upcoming T20 World Cup, he said, “India has a chance to win the T20 World Cup, the ODI World Cup and also the WTC.”

“In fact, India has the possibility of playing against a team playing against England in England, a team playing in India against another team and a team in the West Indies playing against another team. And that too, I’m talking about different formats. India has enough players to do that.

“Since I have been here in India, I have seen some matches like the Ranji Trophy, the Maharaja Cup and the talent I am seeing, I am not sure when India will go down. Kohli and Rohit may have retired from T20Is, but when I look at India’s top order, I don’t miss anything. “They have a lot of good players and for the next T20 World Cup I think they will be even better than what we saw in Barbados,” he concluded.