Hardik Pandya Cricketer Profile – Age, Achievements, Career, Stats & More

September 7, 2021 in Cricket, Players
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From a financially unstable family, Hardik Pandya has struggled into the ladder of fame in the Cricket World. But his family issues didn’t hold him back from making his dream come true. Pandya and his elder brother Krunal made a lot of progress in Junior Cricket and have made records and achievements over the years. Here are more details about Hardik Pandya.

Basic Information About Hardik Pandya

Full Name	Hardik Himanshu Pandya
Age	27 years
Born In	Vadodara, Gujarat
Bat Style	Right-hand
Bowl Style	Right-arm medium
Nationality	Indian
Birth Date	October 11, 1993
Height	1.85 m
Spouse	Natasa Stankovic
Net Worth	$ 4 Million (30 crores)
Teams	India, Baroda, Mumbai Indians, India A, India AT20, Indian Board President’s XI, World XI

Hardik Pandya Cricket Batting Stats:

Hardik Pandya, a right-handed batsman, is very popular with his aggressive style of batting. He has made records with the bat in the following leagues;

ODIs: Pandya has played 63 matches in the ODI, and in 46 innings, he has a record of 1286 runs with a high score of 92. His number of Not Outs is 7, while his average is 32.97, and his Strike rate is 116.90.
Tests: With 11 matches, Pandya has a record of 18 innings with 532 runs. He has 1 Not Outs with an average of 31.29 and 73.88 strike rate.
T20Is: For the T20Is, Hardik has played 49 matches, and in 33 innings, he has a record of 484 runs with a high score of 108. His average is 19.36, has 8 Not Outs, and has a strike rate of 145.34.
T20s: Out of 165 matches Hardik has played in the T20s, he has made 2653 runs in 139 innings. His highest score is 91, and an average of 27.35. His strike rate is 142.63.

Hardik Pandya Cricket Bowling Stats:

Pandya loves to take charge of the bowler. He is well-known for his style both on and off the field. He is an excellent all-rounder and finisher, enabling him to provide the perfect balance to his Indian Cricket Team and other teams he plays for.

ODIs: In the ODIs, Pandya has made 421.4 overs and 2364 runs in 58 innings. He has smashed 57 wickets, has an average of 41.47, and an economy rate of 5.60.
Tests: In the Tests tournament, Pandya has made 156.1 overs and 528 runs in 19 wickets. He has caught 17 wickets, has an average of 31.05, and has an economy rate of 3.38.
T20Is: For T20I, Hardik has 135.5 overs, 1111 runs in 45 innings. His average is 26.45, and he has taken 42 wickets. The economy rate for Hardik for T20I is 8.17.
T2Os: Pandya has played most T20s in which he has made 370.4 overs and 3020 runs in 133 innings. He has caught 110 wickets and has an average of 27.45. His economy rate is 8.14.

Career Information

At a young age, Hardik single-handedly won lots of games for his club. But, he has attitude problems which means he was dropped severally from various stage age-groups teams. While other people call it an attitude problem, Hardik sees it as expressive.

Before he was 18, Hardik was playing as a leg spinner. However, his coach Sanath Kumar convinced him to be a fast bowler that has brought him fame. Here is his debut throughout his career;

Test Debut:

Hardik made his Test debut on July 26, 2017, against Sri Lanka at Galle International Stadium. He scored his maiden Test century and 26 runs.

He was not included in India’s 20-man main squad for the 2021 Test series. However, it’s suspected that due to his inability to bowl in the longer format, this might be the end of his Test career.

ODI Debut:

On October 16, 2016, Hardik Pandya made his ODI debut against New Zealand at Dharamsala. He scored 31 runs and caught 3 wickets at an economy rate of 4.42. India beat New Zealand by 6 wickets with 101 balls remaining.

His last ODI match was on July 23, 2021, against Sri Lanka at Colombo. Sri Lanka beat India by 3 wickets with 48 balls remaining.

T20 Debut:

Hardik made his T20 debut on January 26, 2016, against Australia at Adelaide Oval. He slammed eight sixes during his unbeaten 86 and 2 wickets innings and led the Baroda cricket team to a six-wicket win.

The last Test series Pandya played was July 25, 2021, against Sri Lanka at Colombo. India won the match by 38 runs.

T20 Debut:

Hardik Pandya made his T20 debut on March 17, 2013, against Mumbai in Ahmedabad. His last T20 series was on July 25, 2021, Sri Lanka versus India at Colombo.

IPL Debut:

Hardik made his IPL debut on April 19, 2015, against Royal Challengers Bangalore at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. He registered 21 runs off 8 balls and 3 wickets, which helped the Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 6.

He is in the IPL 2021 playing for Mumbai Indians together with his brother Krunal Pandya.

Records

In July 2017, he set the record for becoming the first Indian batsman to score a Test Century just before lunch. Additionally, he scored the most runs in a single over of a Test innings for India, recording 26 runs.
He is the fourth Indian to be named player of the match on his ODI debut.
He was the ODI XI of the year 2017 by Cricinfo.
Hardik was named man of the match in 2015 after making his IPL debut.

Injuries

While training for the Test series against England in late 2016, Pandya injured himself at the PCA Stadium. As a result, he didn’t take part in this series.

Hardik Pandya underwent a shoulder injury in September 2019 and missed playing against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Hardik and Krunal Pandya lost their father on January 16, 2021, due to a cardiac arrest.

Controversy

The Board of Control for Cricket suspended Hardik from pending inquiries after he and KL Rahul shared their view about sexual encounters on a celebrity guest show “Koffee with Karan.” Luckily the suspension was later lifted, and they both rejoined the Indian team in New Zealand. But Pandya faced some backlash with his brand image. Gillette even suspended him for its product Gillette Mach2. Moreover, Khar Gymkhana of Mumbai suspended his gym membership.

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