Hardik Himanshu Pandya is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Baroda in domestic cricket and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm fast-medium. His elder brother, Krunal Pandya, is also an international criceter.
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Hardik Himanshu Pandya is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Baroda in domestic cricket and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm fast-medium. Pandya made his Twenty20 International debut for India on 27 January 2016 at the age of 22, picking up 2 wickets against Australia. In January 2016, he slammed eight sixes during his innings unbeaten 86 to guide Baroda cricket team to a six-wicket win over Vidarbha cricket team in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. In the 2018 IPL Player Auction, he was retained by the Mumbai Indians for Rs. 11 Crores. He was the Super Striker of the Season of Mumbai Indians, with his strike rate over 170, but overall, just fell short of Andre Russell, who had a rate of 205. In 2016, Pandya smashed an 18-ball 31 to help India beat Bangladesh by one run in the final match of the Asia Cup.
In March, he took two crucial wickets in the last three balls of India’s final match against Pakistan to secure the win. His elder brother, Krunal Pandya, is also an international criceter. Hardik studied at the MK High School until ninth grade before dropping out to focus on cricket. He turned to fast bowling at the insistence of the Baroda coach Sanath Kumar. In 2017, against RPS, it was the last over in Mumbai Indians’s innings batting first and HardikPandya smashed 30 runs in that one against bowler Ashok Dinda, making it a record, although later, Mumbai lost the match. His first Twenty20 wicket was Chris Lynn in the second T20 International team at Ranchi ahead of MS Dhoni.
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