Having seen his younger brother catapult his way into India's limited-overs' side and then into Tests, Krunal has shown that he is made for the long grind but not shy of grabbing the opportunities that come his way. Already an IPL star, one shouldn't be surprised if he becomes a regular member of India's T20 setup and with the 50-overs World Cup looming large all he needs to do is to keep repeating what he is doing at the moment.
Read MoreKrunal Pandya said that he is eyeing consistency with both bat and ball and there is no one better than Virat Kohli to learn from.
India A have won the five-match bilateral series against West Indies A, was they beat the side in the third game by 148 runs.
Currently, Mumbai Indians, are placed third with 14 points from 12 games and they take on Sunrises Hyderabad on Thursday at the Wankhede Stadium.
Hardik Pandya has been in menacing form with the bat ahead of the World Cup, having overcome a back injury and the massive Koffee with Karan controversy.
This is not the first time Krunal has tried to give warning to the opposition batsman for 'Mankad'. In the match against Kings XI Punjab, the 28-year-old did the same with their middle-order batsman Mayank Agarwal.
The spinning all-rounder also backed brother Hardik to continue the form he showed in Bengaluru on Thursday.
Krunal Pandya said that India have taken a lot of heart from their bowling performance in the first T20I and they are capable of beating Australia and leveling the series 1-1 in Bengaluru.
Dinesh Karthik refused a single to the big-hitting Krunal off the third ball of the over leading to some debate on whether he took the right decision.
Sharma also became the player to have hit the most number of boundaries in T20Is.
Krunal felt that India's defeat was "a combination of both poor bowling and some great batting by the Black Caps".
Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya are the third set of brothers ever to play for India.
In a low-scoring encounter, India A could manage only 172 in 47.1 overs but then did well enough to bowl out Lions for 112 in only 30.5 overs.
While one Pandya licks his wounds, another helps heal others'.
Kuldeep Yadav, Krunal Pandya and Dinesh Karthik shined bright for India in the T20 series against Australia.
Krunal registered career-best figures of 4-36 as he helped India beat Australia by six wickets in the final T20 match to level the three-match series 1-1.
Krunal got his chance to don the national cap two years after younger brother Hardik's ODI debut in October 2016 against the West Indies in the first of three T20 Internationals at Kolkata.
Making his debut, Pandya displayed great temperament in guiding his team to a win at Eden Gardens against the West Indies.
Veteran Dinesh Karthik on Sunday said he wanted to absorb the pressure while keeping his focus on positive cricket.
Chasing 110, India were struggling at 45 for four in the eighth over when Dinesh Karthik took control of the proceedings at the Eden Gardens.
India ended a four-match winless run against the West Indies with a five-wicket victory that came on the back of debutant Krunal Pandya's flourish and Dinesh Karthik's poise.
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