Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya
Pandya in August 2015
Personal information
Full name Hardik Himanshu Pandya
Born (1993-10-11) 11 October 1993
Surat, Gujarat, India
Nickname Hairy[1]
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium
Role All-rounder
Relations Krunal Pandya (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 289) 26 July 2017 v Sri Lanka
Last Test 30 August 2018 v England
ODI debut (cap 215) 16 October 2016 v New Zealand
Last ODI 19 September 2018 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no. 33
T20I debut (cap 58) 26 January 2016 v Australia
Last T20I 8 July 2018 v England
T20I shirt no. 33
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012/13–present Baroda cricket team
2015–present Mumbai Indians (squad no. 33 (formerly 11,228))
2016–present India A
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 10 38 35 23
Runs scored 368 628 238 1043
Batting average 36.80 29.90 14.88 28.97
100s/50s 1/3 0/4 0/0 1/7
Top score 108 83 33 * 108
Balls bowled 498 1604 593 2082
Wickets 15 39 33 31
Bowling average 36.71 37.38 23.97 35.90
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a 0
Best bowling 5/28 3/31 4/38 5/61
Catches/stumpings 7/– 16/– 21/– 14/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 September 2018

Hardik Himanshu Pandya (born 11 October 1993) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Baroda in domestic cricket and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm fast-medium. He is the younger brother of Krunal Pandya.

Early years

Hardik Pandya was born on 11 October 1993 in Surat, Gujarat. His father Himanshu Pandya ran a small car finance business in Surat which he shut down and, shifted to Vadodara when Hardik was five, in order to facilitate his sons with better cricket training facilities. He enrolled his two sons (Hardik and Krunal) into Kiran More's cricket academy in Vadodara.[2] Financially weak, the Pandya family lived in a rented apartment in Gorwa, with the brothers using a second-hand car to travel to the cricket ground.[3] Hardik studied at the MK High School till ninth grade before dropping out to focus on cricket.[4]

Hardik made steady progress in junior-level cricket and, according to Krunal, "won a lot of matches single-handedly" in club cricket.[2] In an interview with the Indian Express, Hardik revealed that he was dropped from his state age-group teams due to his "attitude problems." He added that he was "just an expressive child" who does not "like to hide his emotions."[5]

According to his father, Hardik was a leg spinner until the age of 18 and turned to fast bowling at the insistence of the then Baroda coach Sanath Kumar.[6]

Domestic career

Pandya has been playing for Baroda cricket team since 2013. He played a vital role in Baroda winning the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in the 2013–14 season.

In the 2015 season of the Indian Premier League, he scored a quick fire 21 runs off 8 balls and grabbed three important catches to help Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by six wickets and was awarded the man of the match. After the first qualifier against Chennai Super Kings, Sachin Tendulkar called over Hardik and told him that he will play for India in the next 18 months. Within one year he was chosen to play in the Indian squad during 2016 Asia Cup and 2016 ICC World Twenty20.

Later on against Kolkata Knight Riders, in a must-win situation for Mumbai Indians to remain in the race for the top 4 teams, he scored a quickfire 61 off 31 balls to win the match for his side and earn his second man of the match award in the season.[7] He was also awarded the 'Yes Bank maximum sixes award' for the same match.[8][9]

In January 2016, he slammed eight sixes during his innings unbeaten 86 to guide Baroda cricket team to a six-wicket win over Vidarbha cricket team in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[10]

In the 2018 IPL Player Auction, he was retained by the Mumbai Indians for Rs. 11 Crores.

International career

T20Is

Pandya made his Twenty20 International debut for India on 27 January 2016 at the age of 22, picking up 2 wickets against Australia.[11] His first Twenty20 International wicket was Chris Lynn. In the second T20I against Sri Lanka cricket team at Ranchi, he batted ahead of Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni and hit 27 off 14 balls before becoming hat-trick victim of Thisara Perera.[12] In Asia Cup 2016, Pandya smashed an 18-ball 31 helping India post a respectable score against Bangladesh. Later on, he also picked up a wicket to secure the win. In the next match against Pakistan he bowled his best figures of 3 for 8 which restricted Pakistan to 83. In a 2016 World Twenty20 match against Bangladesh on 23 March, Pandya took two crucial wickets in the last three balls of match's final over as India beat Bangladesh by one run.[13] His career best bowling figures of 4 for 38 was achieved in the 3rd and final Twenty20 International against England on July 8th 2018, he got 33 Not Out in 14 balls, hitting the winning runs with a six off Jordan. Hardik became first Indian to take 4 wickets and score above 30 runs in a T20I in the same match.[14]

ODI career

Pandya made his One Day International (ODI) debut for India against New Zealand on 16 October 2016 at Dharamshala. He became the fourth Indian to be named player of the match on ODI debut after Sandeep Patil, Mohit Sharma and K. L. Rahul.[15] In his first ODI innings as a batsman, he scored 36 runs from 32 balls. In the group stages of ICC Champions Trophy, Pandya hit three consecutive sixes off Imad Wasim in the same over before rain stopped play. On 18 June 2017, in the final of the Champions Trophy at the Oval, he struck a 43-ball 76 in a losing cause, after coming in with India at 54/5 following a top order collapse. Reaching his half-century in 32 deliveries, he broke Adam Gilchrist's record for the fastest 50 in any ICC competition.[16]

Test career

Pandya was included in India's Test squad as a batsman for their home series against England in late 2016,[17] but was eventually left out after he injured himself while training in the nets at the PCA Stadium.[18] He was named in the squad that toured Sri Lanka in July 2017 and played his first Test on 26 July in Galle.[19] In the 3rd and the final test match against Sri Lanka at Pallekele, Pandya scored his maiden Test century, and set the record for becoming the first Indian batsman to score a test century just before lunch. He also set the record for scoring the most number of runs in a single over of a test innings for India, scoring 26 runs.[20][21][22] This century was his first century in international cricket.

References

  1. ↑ "Virat as 'Cheeku', Dhoni as 'Mahi' - The fascinating story behind the nicknames of Indian cricketers". DNA India. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 Mehta, Jigar (25 February 2016). "From unknown game-changer to national team: The six weeks that changed Hardik Pandya's life". Firstpost. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Tere, Tushar (25 May 2017). "Pandya brothers finally build their dream home". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Tere, Tushar (17 January 2015). "'Every individual has different set of talents'". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Sundaresan, Bharat (26 May 2017). "I always dreamt big. I wanted cars…and the only way I could get that was through my sport, says Hardik Pandya". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "When Hardik Pandya did a Virat Kohli to surprise his coach". The Times of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "List of players sold in IPL 8 auction". Times of India. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Hardik Pandya becomes first Indian to achieve rare feat in T20Is during series decider against England". Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  9. ↑ "M43: CSK vs MI – Yes Bank Maximum Sixes".
  10. ↑ Pandya sixathon secures Baroda victory
  11. ↑ "India tour of Australia, 1st T2020I: Australia v India at Adelaide, Jan 26, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  12. ↑ Batting muscle helps India restore parity
  13. ↑ "India win after WWW in last three balls". ESPN Cricinfo. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  14. ↑ http://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scores/18879/eng-vs-ind-3rd-t20i-india-tour-of-england-2018
  15. ↑ "Pandya's debut three-for sets up India's six-wicket win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  16. ↑ "India vs Pakistan final, ICC Champions Trophy 2017: Hardik Pandya etches his name in record books with fearless batting". The Indian Express. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  17. ↑ "Rohit, Rahul and Dhawan to miss first two England Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  18. ↑ "Injured Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul released from India squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  19. ↑ "India vs Sri Lanka: Hardik Pandya expresses elation in Test debut". The Indian Express. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  20. ↑ NDTVSports.com. "India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Test: Hardik Pandya Leaves Several Records Shattered With Counter-Punching Knock – NDTV Sports". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  21. ↑ "Pandya's sprint before lunch". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  22. ↑ "Stats: Hardik Pandya's record-breaking century". 2017-08-13. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
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