Heartwarming gesture: Hardik Pandya and Sanju Samson show appreciation for Hyderabad ground staff after India's T20I series victory against Bangladesh

Samson, who was given a new opportunity in the series to open the batting, initially struggled with scores of 29 and 10 in the first two matches. However, the talented cricketer from Kerala redeemed himself on Saturday by becoming the first Indian wicketkeeper-batsman to score a century in T20I cricket. He played a sensational innings, scoring 111 runs off just 47 balls and was rightfully awarded the Player of the Match.

Hardik, who has been fabulous down the order for India, continued his dominating form in the third T20I as well, scoring 47 off just 18 balls. He was adjudged as the Player of the Series for his all-round performance. He scored 118 runs in three matches, at a strike rate of 222.64, and picked up a wicket.

Following the match, the two match-winning stars of the Indian team won hearts on social media as they posed for photographs with the ground staff at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The pictures of that moment instantly went viral on social media.

With the T20I series over, India will now shift their focus back to Test cricket, with the team slated to face New Zealand at home in a three-match contest, which begins from October 16 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Another clean sweep from India will guarantee their spot in the World Test Championship final for the third time in a row, irrespective of the results in the much-awaited Border-Gavaskar series later this year.