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 MoreApart from his 58-run knock, Krunal also picked up a wicket in the game, against England, which India won by 66 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Hardik was last seen in action in the white-ball leg of the Australia tour where he scored 268 runs at 89.33 and even bagged the Player of the Series award in the T20I series.
Hardik Pandya, who underwent his back surgery in October 2019, made a comeback with the IPL last year but did not bowl.
Since suffering stress fractures in his back in 2019, Hardik has rarely bowled. He was forced to bowl during the Australia ODIs at a time when his action was undergoing a change.
Hardik was last seen in action in the white-ball leg of the Australia tour where he scored 268 runs at 89.33 and even bagged the Player of the Series award in the T20I series.
Axar Patel took 11 wickets in the pink-ball Test against England, as India secured a 10-wicket win to lead the four-match series 2-1.
The Indian all-rounder posts latest photos with son Agastya while playing with him in a swimming pool.
After being outplayed in the first Test, Virat Kohli-led India staged a remarkable turnaround to win the second Test and level the four-game series 1-1.
In a 48-second video shared by the Indian all-rounder, a yesteryear's young Hardik could be seen talking of his aspiration of representing India along with his brother Krunal.
They faced the pink ball for about 45 minutes with batting coach Vikram Rathour and fielding coach R Sridhar keeping an eye on the two players.
The Mumbai Indians star shared multiple photos on social media, giving fans the glimpses of how he is spending some good time with his family.
The Pandya brothers represent Baroda in India's domestic cricket.
Last week, Hardik had also penned down an emotional note for his father.
Himanshu Pandya, father of Indian cricketers Hardik and Krunal, died on Saturday after suffering a cardiac arrest at the age of 71.
The father of Krunal and Hardik Pandya, Himanshu Pandya passed away due to cardiac arrest on Saturday morning.
The father of Hardik and Krunal Pandya passed away in the morning hours of Saturday.
As soon as Indian skipper Virat Kohli shared the good news of his daughter's arrival, a lot of celebrities both from the Bollywood and Cricket fraternity took to social media to congratulate him and actress Anushka Sharma. The list include names of Riteish Deshmukh, wife Genelia, Madhuri Dixit, Hardik Pandya, Shikhar Dhawan, Farhan Akhtar among others.
During India's limited-overs leg of the Australia tour, the duo, without a mask, was spotted in a baby shop in Sydney.
Kohli shared a picture of their evening together, with a few other friends at the dinner table on social media.
Hardik has been spending time with his family upon returning from Australia.
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