Hailing from Baroda, Hardik Himanshu Pandya played his first-class cricket as a teenager, before making his international debut for India in October 2015. He has since gone on to play in several matches across the Indian subcontinent and beyond, including at the 2016 ICC World Twenty20, the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy and the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy where he received praise from both his teammates and the media. Here’s more about this promising young cricketer and how he made it to international cricket! Introducing Hardik Himanshu Pandya: The Indian International Cricketer
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Who is Hardik?#Hardik Pandya is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the India national cricket team at the international level and Baroda cricket team domestically.
Family
He was born on 8 January 1993 in Baroda, Gujarat. His father, Hemang Pandya is a former first-class cricketer who played for Baroda cricket team from 1978/79 to 1984/85. His mother Purnima Yadav and sister Supriya both are medical doctors by profession. He is one of two siblings and has a younger brother, Akshar. Hardik currently lives in Mumbai with his family.
Relationship
Hardik was born on 8 November 1993 in Baroda, Gujarat. His mother’s name is Jyoti and his father’s name is Himanshu. He has a brother named Harsh. Hardik belongs to Gujarati community. He has an amazing personality which attracts many people towards him.
Physical info
188 cm (6 ft 2 in) and 91 kg (201 lb) strong body, he’s a tall all-rounder right-handed batsman who bowls medium pace. He can be a real handful with his accurate yorkers when bowling. He is usually placed at no.
Career
At international level, he made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Sri Lanka on 1 December 2014. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Zimbabwe on 5 February 2015. He was part of India’s 2016 ICC World Twenty20 winning team.He is also a very good batsman and has won many awards because of his batting skills.
Awards
On 10 January 2017, during India’s 2016–17 series against Australia, Pandya was handed his Test cap by former India captain and teammate Rahul Dravid at Ranchi. He made his Test debut for India on 9 February 2017 in Bengaluru, playing as a batting all-rounder. On 11 March 2017 he scored his maiden century in Test cricket against Australia at Dharamshala. This was also India’s first hundred of the series, their first Test century since 2013 and only their third since 2010.
Net worth
Hardik Pandya’s net worth is around Rs 4 crore. This 26-year-old right arm medium pacer is also a part of Indian One Day and Twenty20 International Team. His recent base price in IPL Auction 2018 was 60 lakhs while he was sold for 1.8 crores to Chennai Super Kings.
Introduction
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on an oval-shaped field. Each team takes it in turns to bat, attempting to score runs; one team will field and the other will be out in the field, playing as batsmen. Each innings (aka a match) is divided into overs, in which fielding side bowls six balls per over, totaling thirty overs per team. At each end of the pitch is a wooden target called a wicket.
Accomplishments
He is an Indian international cricketer who plays for India national cricket team at international level and Baroda cricket team domestically. On 8 September 2017, he made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Ireland. In January 2018, he was named in India’s squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. On 12 January 2018, he took a hat-trick on his List A debut for Baroda against Gujarat in round five of their Ranji Trophy one-day tournament.
Awards
He was included in India’s squad for their One Day International (ODI) series against England in January 2014. In October 2014, he was named as one of five cricketers who were promising youngsters by former India batsman Sunil Gavaskar. He was also awarded with prestigious Polly Umrigar Award for best young cricketer of 2012–13 by BCCI.
Personal Life
Hardik was born on 16 September 1992 in Vadodara, Gujarat, India. He has been practicing cricket from his childhood and finally he made his debut for Baroda cricket team in 2011. Later he made a debute for India national cricket team. As a player, he has been very successful in his career so far. In 2013 under-19 World Cup, he scored 316 runs with an average of 126 runs and being awarded as Man of The Series.
Fun Facts
Despite not being a tall cricketer, he is one of India’s fastest-growing batting talents. His current nicknames include Harry Potter and Baroda Express. He has been ranked by ESPNcricinfo as one of India’s top five all-arounders, but his recent injury troubles mean that he may need to work on his bowling to ensure a long career with India.
Career Stats
He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against New Zealand at Visakhapatnam on 30 October 2013. In December 2017, he took his best bowling figures in an ODI match, with 5 wickets for 51 runs against Australia. In January 2018, he was named as one of eight players to watch ahead of the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament. He was named as vice-captain of India’s squad for 2019 Cricket World Cup on 30 March 2018.
Interesting Trivia and Extra Info
He’s also represented India at age-group international level in both cricket and hockey. (Interesting trivia) He holds a degree in commerce from Gujarat University. (Extra info) Before becoming a cricketer, he was an all-rounder sportsman who had represented India in junior cricket and hockey at international level. (Extra info 2) He’s currently ranked #3 for allrounders in ICC Test rankings. (Trivia about him)
Q. & A.
Q.1 What is his full name? A.1 His full name is Hardik Himanshu Pandya. Q.2 Where and when was he born? A.2 He was born on 18 October 1993 in Baroda, Gujarat, India to parents Mahendra and Kanubai Virani at 12:20 IST (GMT +5.5). Q.3 What type of person is he?
Is Hardik Pandya from a poor family?
He was born to a middle-class family in Baroda, Gujarat. His father Hitesh worked for Tata Motors as an engineer and his mother is a homemaker. They moved to Surat when he was eight years old. He began his cricket career at an age of 11 while playing in junior tournaments under Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited(RINL) sports school, which is based in Vadodara.
How much educated is Hardik Pandya?
He was born on 10 December 1992 to Shilpa and Diliprao Pandya. He belongs to a Gujarati family. His father, Diliprao is a real estate agent. He went to Vidhya Nagar’s Gujarati Medium School for his primary education and completed his schooling from Saraswati Vidyalaya in Kalyan, Mumbai. For further studies, he joined KC College located in Mumbai from where he completed his Bachelors degree in commerce.
What is Hardik Pandya record?
Pandya made his first-class debut for Baroda in October 2012 against Gujarat. He made his Twenty20 (T20) debut for Baroda in the 2012–13 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 January 2013. Later that year, he was selected to play for India Under-19s in two matches at an international tournament in Australia. He ended with five wickets from three matches.
Is Vaibhav Pandya brother of Hardik Pandya?
Yes. Vaibhav is Hardik’s younger brother and is currently part of the Baroda team. He has been part of their squad since 2012 but has not played much at first-class level. While he plays as a batsman, his bowling skills are also useful with his left-arm spin. He was also featured in an IPL team but did not get to make his debut yet.
Is Yuvraj Singh Punjabi?
No, Yuvraj Singh is not Punjabi. He was born and raised in Chandigarh. Though both his parents come from Punjab, they moved to Chandigarh when he was young and Yuvraj grew up there. He has Punjabi roots through his parents but he is not Punjabi himself.
Who are owners of Gujarat Titans?
Gujarat Titans is owned by a group of Gujarat-based businessmen, who are successful industrialists and had built up a portfolio across different sectors. Jagdish Shah, one of them, is CMD of Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Limited (GMDC). Another owner is Gaurav Dalmia, Managing Director of GDAL Company (the Dalmia Group), which has in its fold businesses like food and beverages, hotel operations and healthcare.