India's stand-in captain for the two-match T20I series against Ireland, Hardik Pandya has praised young batter Harry Tector, saying that with "good guidance" the 22-year-old could become a big asset for his country's cricket as well as leagues across the world.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tector smashed an unbeaten 64 off just 33 balls in Ireland's 108\/4 in 12 overs in the rain-affected first T20I against India. His strike rate of 193.93 was only bettered by Ishan Kishan (26 off 11 balls, S\/R 236.36) and Pandya (24 off 12 balls, S\/R 200).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
While India went on to win the match by seven wickets with 16 balls to spare, Pandya spoke freely of Tector's superb innings during his post-match press conference and even revealed he gave the right-hander one of his bats that he hopes he may be able to use in a future edition of the IPL.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"He played some fantastic shots, and obviously, he's 22, I've given him a bat as well, so maybe he can score some more sixes and maybe get an IPL contract, and I wish him luck," Pandya said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It's not the first time that Tector has caught the eye on the big stage, with Ireland's No.4 also performing well for his country at the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2018. Tector was Ireland's second-highest run scorer at that tournament in New Zealand, with his match-winning 101 against Namibia in Lincoln a clear highlight, according to ICC.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pandya thinks the future is bright for Tector, providing he continues to work hard at his game and receives the correct advice from people in the know.<\/p>\r\n\r\n