Hardik Pandya

Hardik Himanshu Pandya (born 11 October 1993) is an Indian international cricket player. He plays for the Indian cricket team. He is an all-rounder, which means he bats and bowls. He bats right-handed in the middle order and bowls fast-medium. He is considered one of the best all-rounders in the world in white-ball cricket. Pandya has played for India in all three formats of cricket. He is the captain of Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League and sometimes plays for Baroda in domestic cricket. He has captained the Indian team in white-ball cricket and was the vice-captain of the team that won the 2024 T20 World Cup.

Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya in PMO New Delhi.jpg
Pandya in 2024
Personal information
Full nameHardik Himanshu Pandya
Born11 October 1993 (aged 32)
Choryasi, Surat, Gujarat, India
NicknameKung Fu Pandya,[1] Hairy[2]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
Relations
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 289)26 July 2017 v Sri Lanka
Last Test30 August 2018 v England
ODI debut (cap 215)16 October 2016 v New Zealand
Last ODI9 March 2025 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.33 (formerly 11)
T20I debut (cap 58)26 January 2016 v Australia
Last T20I26 September 2025 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.33 (formerly 11, 228)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012/13–presentBaroda
2015–2021, 2024–presentMumbai Indians (squad no. 33)
2022–2023Gujarat Titans (squad no. 33)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 11 94 114 29
Runs scored 532 1,904 1,812 1,351
Batting average 31.29 32.82 27.87 30.02
100s/50s 1/4 0/11 0/5 1/10
Top score 108 92* 71* 108
Balls bowled 937 3,460 1,817 2,694
Wickets 17 91 94 48
Bowling average 31.05 35.50 26.43 30.95
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 3
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/28 4/24 4/16 5/28
Catches/stumpings 7/– 35/– 54/– 14/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 April 2025

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References

  1. "Hardik 'Kung Fu' Pandya's 37 Ball Ton Gets Praise from Natasa Stankovic". News18. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. "Virat as 'Cheeku', Dhoni as 'Mahi' - The fascinating story behind the nicknames of Indian cricketers". DNA India. Retrieved 3 August 2016.

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