Often being compared with India’s World Cup winning captain and all-rounder Kapil Dev, Hardik Pandya has substantiated the comparisons on many occasions with his hard-hitting abilities and brisk seam bowling. Along with his playing style, his experiments with hairstyles and hair colours make him stand out among his peers. But he plays as flamboyantly on field as he carries himself off the field. Pandya is truly a find of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as his heroics with Mumbai Indians booked his berth for the Indian cricket team. Following a successful IPL 2015 and Syed Mushtaq Ali domestic T20 tournament in 2016, the Gujarati all-rounder made his debut for Team India on January 26, 2016, in a T20I match against Australia at Adelaide. It took him a few months to break into the 50-over set up as he debuted in ODI cricket on October 16, 2016, playing New Zealand at the picturesque HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala. With a fifty on his Test debut, Pandya played his first longest-format game for India on July 26-29, 2017, against Sri Lanka at Galle.
Read MoreHardik Pandya took scans for his twisted left ankle that he suffered in India's clash against Bangladesh. He bowled only three overs in Bangladesh's batting crease before getting injured and hobbling in his run-up. India face New Zealand next.
"Hardik Pandya pulled up a bit sore. There is no major damage, that is good for us. But obviously, with an injury like that, we have to assess every day and we will do whatever is required," Rohit Sharma said after India's 7-wicket win against Bangladesh in Pune.
India and Bangladesh have locked horns in the 17th match of the ongoing World Cup at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Bangladesh opted to bat first after winning the toss even as India suffered a massive blow with Hardik Pandya walking off the field due to an injury.
Team India vice-captain Hardik Pandya was critical of Pakistan batters, captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan's approach in the middle overs, saying that they were timid and that allowed them to stay in the game. India beat Pakistan by 7 wickets in the World Cup 2023 match in Ahmedabad.
Team India skipper Rohit Sharma will be short of options on Wednesday, September 27 against Australia in the third and final ODI of the series with only 13 players available with some of them and a few resting before the first World Cup warm-up game against England three days later.
Shahid Kapoor, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya and Ishan Kishan's hilarious reaction as they bumped into each other at the Ambani Ganpati puja goes viral.
In an unconventional move, Team India decided to name two squads for the Australia ODI series, just before the World Cup as senior players including Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been rested for a couple of games and chief selector Ajit Agarkar addressed the elephant in the room.
Mohammed Siraj was on fire in the Asia Cup 2023 final against Sri Lanka. But not just with the ball, one of his actions became a reason for spreading laughs in the Indian contingent during the summit clash on Sunday, September 17 in Colombo.
Hardik Pandya is one of the most important players in the Indian team being the only pace-bowling all-rounder in the side and his form and fitness will be key if the Men in Blue have to go far in the Asia Cup as well as World Cup.
Hardik Pandya has been added with the responsibility of vice-captain of the Indian ODI side and leads the team in T20Is. Pandya opened up on his increased workload.
Virat Kohli revealed his Yo-Yo test score of 17.2 on Thursday (August 24) as all cricketers successfully completed tests at Alur ahead of the Asia Cup 2023.
Hardik Pandya has been a regular face in the Indian leadership group. However, he is reportedly set to face stiff competition for ODI vice-captaincy role.
Team India made quite a few changes in their T20 squad for the upcoming series against Ireland, from the team that played against the West Indies, most significantly being, resting the captain and vice-captain. Let's look at all of the changes ahead of the three-match series-
Team India T20 captain and vice-captain in ODIs, Hardik Pandya's form is a huge concern ahead of the Asia Cup as the all-rounder hasn't been at his best, especially with the bat in the last few months.
Hardik Pandya, at the presentation ceremony, said, "Losing is good sometimes, it teaches you." This statement has not gone down well with the fans and they have come down hard at the India T20I captain.
India lost their first T20I series to the West Indies in 17 years. This is also the first time that India lost the five-match T20I series in history while going down in T20Is for the first time in 13 series.
'One series here and there doesn't matter': India were thumped down by West Indies in the 5th T20I in Lauderhill by 8 wickets. The Men in Blue lost their first ever five-match T20I series.
Hardk Pandya-led team India suffered a eight-wicket defeat in the 5th game as India lost T20I bilateral series against West Indies after six years.
West Indies are leading the five-match T20I series 2-1 and the last two matches are set to be played in the United States of America. Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Florida will be hosting these two encounter.
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