Hardik Pandya last played for Baroda in the 2018-19 season in the Ranji Trophy and his previous appearance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was in 2016. Baroda begin their campaign in the domestic T20 tournament against local rivals Gujarat on November 23 in Indore.
It has been a story of redemption for Hardik Pandya in the last few months as the Indian all-rounder came a full circle from being booed at Wankhede Stadium as Mumbai Indians captain to returning at that very venue as India's T20 World Cup hero and his brother Krunal acknowledged the same.
IPL 2024 SRH vs LSG: Lucknow Super Giants' all-rounder Krunal Pandya recorded two back-to-back sixes off Sunrisers Hyderabad's bowler Jaydev Unadkat to bring the tournament's 1,000th six in the latest fixture at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
Hardik Pandya is currently leading the five-time IPL (Indian Premier League) champions Mumbai Indians in the 17th season of the cash-rich league. Mumbai have won just a solitary game thus far.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have named their vice-captain ahead of the 2024 edition of the IPL with KL Rahul set to continue as the captain. Rahul, who got injured midway through last year and missed the second half of IPL 2023. LSG have qualified for playoffs in both seasons so far.
Shahid Kapoor, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya and Ishan Kishan's hilarious reaction as they bumped into each other at the Ambani Ganpati puja goes viral.
The 30-year-old has played five ODIs and 19 T20s for India. Kedar Devdhar is among the frontrunners to succeed Krunal starting with the Vijay Hazare Trophy next month.
This is not the first time that a Pandya has been in the limelight for all wrong reasons. Let's take a look at some controversies related to Hardik Pandya away from the cricket field.
Hardik Pandya denied the charges and said that he himself declared the items to the customs at Mumbai airport.
The star all-rounders of Mumbai Indians have joined the team camp in Abu Dhabi ahead of the second leg of IPL 2021.
It has emerged that Krunal, after sensing symptoms like throat pain, had immediately red-flagged team's accompanying doctor but neither was a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) done right away nor was the player immediately isolated.
A BCCI official had earlier in the day said that the squad has left from Colombo but is still waiting at the airport after the fresh cases came to light and are expected to leave later in the day.
Along with Krunal Pandya, Gowtham and Chahal will also have to stay back in Colombo for the time being.
All his eight close contacts, who were isolated, have tested "negative" in the RT-PCR tests but as a precautionary measure won't be able to take field on Wednesday.
With Krunal testing positive, both teams have been forced into isolation and the second T20I will possibly be held on Wednesday if others return negative.
Earlier this month, Hardik had announced that his entire family, including brother Krunal, would donate 200 oxygen concentrators to help the rural areas
The IPL 2021 just about provided enough - having reached the half-wark mark in the league stage with 29 completed games - to learn how India's T20 World Cup hopefuls fared in the competitions.
KKR and Aussie quick Pat Cummins was the first among players to contribute, donating USD 50,000 to the PM Cares fund.
Darren Gough believes that the current crop of Indian batsmen like Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya and Shreyas Iyer is setting a template for future generations to follow.
The trio will have to undergo a mandatory period of seven days of quarantine before they can begin their preparation for the tournament.
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