Hardik Pandya facts for kids
Pandya in 2024
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Hardik Himanshu Pandya
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| Born | 11 October 1993 Choryasi, Surat, Gujarat, India |
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| Nickname | Kung Fu Pandya, Hairy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 9 March 2025 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 33 (formerly 11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 58) | 26 January 2016 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 2 February 2025 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 33 (formerly 11, 228) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2012/13–present | Baroda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2021, 2024–present | Mumbai Indians (squad no. 33) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Gujarat Titans (squad no. 33) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 April 2025
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Hardik Himanshu Pandya (born 11 October 1993) is a famous Indian cricketer. He plays for the Indian cricket team. Hardik is an all-rounder, which means he is good at both batting and bowling. He bats right-handed and bowls fast-medium with his right arm.
Many people think he is one of the best all-rounders in white-ball cricket around the world. Hardik has played for India in all three types of international cricket: Test, One Day International (ODI), and Twenty20 International (T20I). He is currently the captain of Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He also plays for the Baroda in Indian domestic cricket. Hardik has led the Indian team in white-ball matches. He was also the vice-captain when India won the 2024 T20 World Cup.
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Hardik's Early Life
Hardik Pandya was born on October 11, 1993, in Choryasi, Surat, Gujarat. His father, Himanshu Pandya, had a small car finance business. He closed it and moved the family to Vadodara when Hardik was five. This move was so his sons could get better cricket training.
In Vadodara, his father worked as a loan consultant. He enrolled Hardik and his brother, Krunal, in Kiran More's cricket academy. The family lived in a rented apartment. The brothers used a second-hand car to travel to the cricket ground. Hardik studied at MK High School until ninth grade. He then left school to focus completely on cricket.
Hardik improved a lot in junior cricket. His brother, Krunal, said that Hardik "won a lot of matches" by himself in club cricket. Hardik once said that he was left out of state teams because of his "attitude." He explained that he was just a very expressive child. He did not like to hide his feelings.
His father shared that Hardik was a leg spinner until he was 18. He started fast bowling because his Baroda coach, Sanath Kumar, suggested it.
Playing for Teams in India
Hardik Pandya has played for the Baroda since 2013. He helped Baroda win the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in the 2013–14 season. In January 2016, he hit eight sixes in one game. He scored 86 runs without being out. This helped Baroda win against Vidarbha in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Indian Premier League (IPL)
Hardik played for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL from 2015 to 2021. In a key match in 2015, he scored 61 runs off 31 balls. This helped Mumbai Indians stay in the playoffs race. He won his second "man of the match" award for that season.
Before the IPL 2022 auction, Mumbai Indians released Hardik. A new team from Ahmedabad, the Gujarat Titans, then picked him. They also made him their captain. Hardik led Gujarat to win their first IPL title in 2022. They were the first team since Shane Warne's team in 2008 to win the title in their first year. In IPL 2023, Hardik led the Gujarat Titans to the final again. However, they lost to Chennai Super Kings.
Back to Mumbai Indians: IPL 2024
In November 2023, Hardik returned to the Mumbai Indians. He had played two seasons with the Gujarat Titans. This was part of a trade deal. Hardik was later named captain of the Mumbai Indians. He took over from Rohit Sharma. In the 2024 season, Mumbai Indians did not do well. They finished last in the league. They won 4 out of 14 games. Hardik scored 216 runs and took 11 wickets in that season.
Playing for India
T20 International Matches
Hardik Pandya played his first Twenty20 International (T20I) match for India on January 27, 2016. He was 22 years old. He took 2 wickets against Australia. His first T20I wicket was Chris Lynn. In a match against Sri Lanka, he scored 27 runs quickly. In the 2016 Asia Cup, Hardik hit 31 runs off 18 balls. This helped India set a good score against Bangladesh. He also took a wicket to help India win. In the next match against Pakistan, he took 3 wickets for only 8 runs. This helped limit Pakistan to a low score. In a 2016 World Twenty20 match against Bangladesh, Hardik took two important wickets. These wickets came in the last three balls of the game. India won that match by just one run.
On July 8, 2018, Hardik achieved his best T20I bowling figures. He took 4 wickets for 38 runs against England. In the same match, he also scored 33 runs off 14 balls. He hit a six off Chris Jordan to win the game. He became the first Indian player to take 4 wickets and score over 30 runs in the same T20I match.
In September 2021, Hardik was chosen for India's team for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. He was declared fit to bowl all his overs. Hardik's bowling fitness was discussed during the tournament. He bowled only 4 overs in total. He was later not selected for the T20I series against New Zealand.
In June 2022, Hardik was named India's captain for T20I matches against Ireland. On July 7, 2022, he scored 51 runs off 33 balls against England. This was his first T20I half-century. He also took 4 wickets for 33 runs in that match. This made him the first Indian player to score a half-century and take 4 wickets in the same T20I.
2024 T20 World Cup Success
In April 2024, Hardik was named the vice-captain of the Indian team for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. India had a very successful tournament. Hardik took 11 wickets and scored 144 runs. In the final match, he took 3 important wickets. These included the wickets of Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller. He also bowled the last over of the match. After the tournament, Hardik became the first Indian all-rounder to be ranked number 1 in the T20I Rankings.
One Day International (ODI) Matches
Hardik Pandya played his first One Day International (ODI) match for India on October 16, 2016. It was against New Zealand in Dharamshala. He was named "player of the match" in his ODI debut. He was the fourth Indian to achieve this. In his first ODI innings, he scored 36 runs off 32 balls.
In the ICC Champions Trophy group stage, Hardik hit three sixes in a row. This happened in the same over against Imad Wasim. On June 18, 2017, in the final of the Champions Trophy, he scored 76 runs off 43 balls. He came in to bat when India was struggling. He was chosen for the ODI team of the year 2017 by ESPNcricinfo.
In April 2019, he was selected for India's team for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. On June 27, 2019, he played his 50th ODI match against the West Indies.
On July 17, 2022, Hardik achieved his best ODI bowling figures. He took 4 wickets for 24 runs against England in Old Trafford. He also scored 71 runs in the same match. This made him the first Indian player since Yuvraj Singh in 2011 to score a half-century and take 4 wickets in an ODI.
Test Matches
Hardik was included in India's Test team in late 2016. This was for a home series against England. However, he got injured during training and could not play. He was then named in the team that toured Sri Lanka in July 2017. He played his first Test match on July 26 in Galle.
In the third and final Test match against Sri Lanka, Hardik scored his first Test century. This happened in Pallekele. He also set a record for scoring the most runs in a single over for India in a Test innings. He scored 26 runs in that over. This record was later broken by Jasprit Bumrah. This century was his first century in any international cricket match.
Hardik's Family Life
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Hardik Pandya's brother, Krunal, is also a cricketer. He has played for India and the Mumbai Indians. Their father, Himanshu Pandya, passed away in January 2021.
Hardik got engaged to dancer and actress Nataša Stanković on January 1, 2020. Their first child, a boy named Agastya Pandya, was born on July 30, 2020. On February 14, 2023, the couple had another wedding ceremony in Udaipur, Rajasthan.
