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's swagger shots have been one of the most attractive things to watch in his batting. The all-rounder displayed one such stroke during the India vs Bangladesh 1st T20I, leaving the fans in awe. Watch his stroke here.
This year has been full of ups and downs for Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic. After replacing Rohit Sharma as the captain of Mumbai Indians, the cricketer had to face the fans' anger and then his divorce with Natasha also invited social media scrutiny.
Paralympics athletes met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and were felicitated at an event later in the day while Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya shared pictures and videos of him training with the red ball. Maybe a sign of things to come? Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on September 13.
Hardik Pandya, who last played a Test match in September 2018, has fuelled his comeback speculations in red-ball cricket as he was seen putting in hard yards in training. Hardik because of a persistent back issue, has focussed on white-ball cricket for the last few years.
The much-awaited ODI series between India and Sri Lanka got underway today at R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo. India are bowling first in the match even as Shivam Dube is playing as an all-rounder. Hardik Pandya is not playing in this series. Here's why...
Taking to her Instagram handle, Natasa Stankovic shared a series of pictures of herself and her son Agastya from his birthday celebrations. Along with the pics, she also penned a heartfelt note for him. Check it out.
Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant were part of the Indian team's previous two wins over Sri Lanka in the ongoing T20I series. India have made as many as four changes for their third and final clash of the series. The Men in Blue have bagged the series by 2-0.
Hardik Pandya responds to Natasa Stankovic's Instagram post amidst separation, adding fuel to ongoing speculations. Scroll down to know what he wrote.
Hardik Pandya was picked as Rohit Sharma's vice-captain for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024. The star allrounder has more leadership experience compared to Suryakumar Yadav when it comes to leading Team India in the shortest format of the game.
Hardik was recently seen with Ananya Pandey at the wedding of Radhika and Anant Ambani. And now both have even followed each other on Instagram.
"Last few weeks have been nothing short of a dream and I am truly grateful. Playing for the country is the most special feeling that I will never be able to describe in words," Suryakumar Yadav said after becoming India's new T20I captain.
Hardik Pandya got married to Natasa Stankovic, a Serbian dancer, model, and Bollywood actress based in Mumbai, on May 31, 2020, exchanging vows twice -- once through Hindu rituals and once in a Christian ceremony.
Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya and model Natasa Stankovic have announced their separation, confirming the end of their relationship. The couple, who share a 3-year-old son, Agastya, described the decision as "tough" but plan to co-parent their child.
Senior cricketers Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdep Singh and Axar Patel returned to India's T20I squad for the Sri Lanka series after missing the recent Zimbabwe tour. Only nine players from the Zimbabwe tour made the T20I team with Suryakumar Yadav being named as new captain.
Shubman Gill led Indian cricket team to a 4-1 T20I series win against Zimbabwe and emerged as one of the candidates to become India's next T20 captain. Gill was not part of the India squad that triumphed in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 but is expected to get selected for the Sri Lanka series.
Hardik Pandya was the designated vice-captain of Team India and the deputy to Rohit Sharma during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. He has more leadership experience at the international level compared to Suryakumar Yadav.
Suryakumar Yadav has led India in eight T20Is after the ODI World Cup 2023 - in five games against Australia and in three against South Africa. Hardik Pandya was seen as a natural successor for Rohit Sharma in T20Is but now Surya is reportedly set to become the captain for the Sri Lanka T20Is.
Natasa Stankovic's latest Instagram Stories have sparked speculations among fans that she is heading towards Serbia, her hometown, amid divorce rumours. Check out her post below.
Team India is scheduled to tour Sri Lanka for three T20Is and as many ODIs later this month. With Rohit Sharma retired from the shortest format, the captaincy has now been shifted to Hardik Pandya which isn't a surprise given that the latter led whenever the regular captain didn't play.
From actors to cricketers, everyone was seen having a gala time at Anant Ambani's wedding. Recently, a video of Hardik Pandya has surfaced in which he can be seen dancing with Ranveer Singh.
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