Captain of Gujarat Titans Hardik Pandya stood up for his team when it mattered most when he scored three goals with the ball to keep the Rajasthan Royals at 130/9. In the end, the Gujarat Titans recorded a nice victory and won the IPL title in their debut season. After IPL 2022, Hardik's bowling was questionable, but he kept the best for the finals as he continued to score three goals, including Jose Buttler's award-winning scalp.

Hardik told a press conference after the IPL victory that his goal remains to win the World Cup for India and put everything into it.

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"Absolutely to win the World Cup for India, no matter what happens. Going to give it everything I have, I have always been that kind of guy who always puts the team first. So, for me, the goal will be simple, to make sure that my team gets it most. Playing for India is always been kind of dream come true, no matter how many times or games I have played. It has always been a pleasure for me to represent the country, the kind of love and support I have got is purely from the Indian point of view. Long term or short term, one goal is there, I want to win the World Cup, no matter what happens," said Hardik during a virtual press conference held after the IPL final. 

During IPL 2022, Gujarati Captain Hardik recorded 487 bat runs and also scored eight goals with a ball in hand, three of which reached the final against the Rajasthan Royals.

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Speaking of the final between GT and RR, I took the first bath and placed 130/9 in 20 overs. Jos Buttler pushed through at 39 knockouts, while Gujarat captain Hardik returned with a balance of 3-17.

In the run for 131, Shubman Gill and David Miller remained undefeated in 45 and 34 to get Gujarat in line with seven goals and 11 balls. For Rajasthan, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna and Yuzvendra Chahal each returned with one goal.

Earlier in the tournament, Gujarat reached the top of the league phase with 20 points out of 14 matches and made it to the finals after defeating the Rajasthan Royals in Qualifying 1.

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