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.
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Hardik Pandya has been in stellar form ever since he returned back from injury. First, he led Gujarat Titans to their maiden IPL title and then churned out match-winning performances for India.
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Apart from Sanju Samson, fans also missed watching Umran Malik on the field. But Pandya insisted that there is "enough time" for everyone to get "enough opportunities" and a "long rope".
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Pandya, who is captaining the team in absence of Rohit Sharma, said his job as a leader is to provide the team the right environment in the dressing room.
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Pandya is named as the captain for the India vs New Zealand T20I series starting from the 18th of November.
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IND vs NZ: India is set to lock horns against New Zealand in a limited overs series, starting from 18th November. The Indian team will be led by Hardik Pandya in the T20Is, while Shikhar Dhawan will lead the Blues in ODIs.
India tour of New Zealand: India is set to play against New Zealand in a limited-overs series. The tour begins with 3 T20Is, starting from 18th November followed by 3 ODIs, starting from 25th November.
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Pandya smashed a brilliant 33-ball 63 to lift India to a decent 168/6. However, England knocked off the target in 16 overs.
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