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 smashed yet another ODI half-century during India's chase to a colossal target of 377 set by the Aussies.
In 14 matches this season, Hardik scored 281 runs at an impressive strike-rate of 178.98.
Amid Mumbai Indians' domination over the past few weeks, the team management kept assessing the progress made by Hardik, who more than made up with his incredible ability to hit the ball far and high.
On the eve of their IPL final against Delhi Capitals, Rohit said Hardik, who has not bowled through the 13th edition of the lucrative event, made it clear he is still not up to the mark when it comes to fitness.
According to Pollard, being confident and backing himself are the similar qualities he shares with Hardik.
Cricketer Hardik Pandya is currently in UAE for the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League while his son Agastya and wife Natasa Stankovic are in India. He has been missing them a lot and has shared it many times through social media posts.
MI's Hardik Pandya and RCB's Chris Morris have been reprimanded for breaching the IPL code of conduct.
Mumbai Indians' Hardik Pandya took the knee in support of Black Lives Matter movement during the match against RR on Sunday.
Natasa Stankovic shared an adorable video of herself playing with son Agastya on Instagram. The little clip features the actress spending quality time with her son while Hardik is away for IPL.
Pandya is still working his way into full fitness, indicated by the fact that the fast-bowling all-rounder has not bowled a single over thus far in the tournament.
In Bigg Boss 14’s new promo of Weekend Ka Vaar episode Mumbai Indians players are seen having a funny interaction with the housemates.
The sheer pace of the Rajasthan Royals speedster takes down two MI batsmen as one had to undergo concussion test on the field.
Kishan, who caught attention with a blistering 99 against Royal Challengers Bangalore, said he is learning about various aspects of the game from his seniors Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya.
Pollard (47 not out) hit three sixes while Hardik (30 not out) got one maximum in that over which took MI to 191 for 4 after being invited to bat. The duo stitched 67 runs from just 23 balls. MI won the match by 48 runs.
After the game, Rohit said it's nice to have Pollard and Pandya in form as they provide the right balance to Mumbai's team.
The 26-year-old Hardik, who underwent back surgery in London in November last year and returned to cricket in March, did not bowl for Mumbai Indians in the first two IPL games.
The MI captain says they want to treat this game as just another clash but admits nothing gets bigger than this.
The Mumbai Indians all-rounder appears to be in his element during training as he slogs the ball around the park.
Mumbai Indians coach opened up on Hardik Pandya's role in the side and also confirmed that despite Chris Lynn's presence, Rohit and de Kock will continue to open for the side.
Mumbai Indians all-rounder Hardik Pandya has said that he has accepted that injuries would remain a part of his career.
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