Vijay Hazare Trophy | Team’s Mindset Was Excellent Through Tournament: Manish Pandey

Karnataka lifted their fourth Vijay Hazare Trophy title with a 60-run win by the VJD method at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday, and winning captain Manish Pandey attributed the win to the mind-set of his team.

Speaking in the post-match presentation ceremony, Pandey, who oversaw his troops restricting Tamil Nadu to a total of 252 said, “The mindset of the boys is good, they were excelling in whatever games they played, we are seeing the fruits of their hardwork.”

“It was a top team performance, I am very happy with the way the boys performed throughout the tournament.”

Meanwhile, losing captain Dinesh Karthik, who was dismissed for 11 runs off 18 balls said that he was proud of the way his team played through the tournament, the loss in the final being their first of the tournament.

“We played some terrific cricket, very proud of the way we played, one bad day doesn't make a bad team,” he said.

“This should give confidence going into the T20s and the Ranji tournament.”​