Hardik Pandya Wiki, Age, Height, Weight, Wife, Biography, Family, Career, Cast, IPL Price, Bowling, Net Worth, Marriage Date & More
Hardik Pandya is an exceptional Indian all-rounder who plays for Baroda in domestic cricket and for Mumbai Indians in the Indian premier league. He is an amazing all-rounder who bats Right-handed and bowls right-arm fast-medium.
Pandya started playing cricket for his domestic team at the age of 20 years in 2013. He was the main reason Baroda won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in 2013-14.
Bio
| Real Name | Hardik Himanshu Pandya |
| Nickname | Hardik |
| Profession | Indian cricketer |
| Date of Birth | 11 October 1993 |
| Age (as in 2021) | 27 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Libra |
| Birth Place | Surat, Gujarat, India |
| Family | Father: Himanshu Pandya Mother: Nalini Pandya Brother: Krunal Pandya  |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Cast | Brahmin |
| Home Town | Vadodara, Gujarat, India |
Birth and Early Life
Hardik was born on 11 October 1993 in Surat, Gujarat, India. His father shut his smoothly running business to help his sons practice cricket in a better place. He studied till ninth grade then dropped out to focus on cricket.
For the sake of Hardik and Krunal’s passion, their father left his car business in Surat and shifted to Baroda, where he admitted both his sons to the Cricket Academy of former India cricketer Kiran More.
Kiran More was well aware of his father’s weak financial position and was impressed by the early performances of both the brothers. Due to which he waived off the three years’ academy fees of those two brothers.
His father told the Media that Hardik initially wanted to become a spinner till the age of 18 then he switched to fast bowling.
Education & More
| School | MK High School, Baroda |
| College | not known |
| Qualification | not known |
| Awards | Player of the match on ODI debut. |
Career
- Domestic career-
Hardik debuted in first-class cricket for Baroda in the 2013-14 Ranji trophy. In the 2013-14 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, he played a vital role to make Baroda win. He performed exceptionally in the 2016 finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, where the Baroda team to win over the Vidharbha team.
Hardik Pandya was roped in by Mumbai Indians in 2015, because of his exceptional performance, he was selected in the Indian National Cricket team. Hardik Pandya has one of the most incredible IPL scorecards of an Indian player.
- International career
Hardik made his T20 international debut on 27 January 2016 against Australia in Adelaide. He had a bad start but he performed well in the last two overs. In the same year, Hardik made his ODI debut against New Zealand at Dharmshala. He became the fourth player to be named player of the match in his debut match. He made his test debut on 26 July 2017, he scored a maiden century and became the first batsman to score a century before launch.
Cricket
| Playing Style | Bowling All-Rounder |
| International Debut | Test: 26 July 2017 vs Sri Lanka ODI: 16 October 2016 vs New Zealand T20I: 26 January 2016 vs Australia |
| Debut Matches | Ranji trophy on 2013-14 T20s, 2015 IPL, 2015 |
| Teams | Indian National cricket team Baroda Cricket team Mumbai Indians |
| Batting Style | Right Handed Batsman |
| Bowling Style | Right arm Medium Fast |
| Jersey no. | 228 |
| Best Record | First Indian to take 4 wickets and score above 30 runs in the same T20I match. |
| Coach/ Mentor | Kiran More |
IPL
| IPL Debut Match | 2015 |
| Year of Played Matches and Teams | Mumbai Indians (2015-21) |
| Record | N/A |
Personal Life & More
Hardik Pandya’s brother Krunal Pandya is also an Indian cricketer. He got engaged to his girlfriend Natasa Stankovic in a private boat on 1 January 2020. They have a son who was born on 1 July 2020.
| Marital Status | Married |
| Marriage Date | 1 January 2020 |
| Wife name | Natasa Stankovic |
| Children | Son– Agastya |
| Girlfriends | Elli Avram Lisha Sharma Natasa Stankovic |
| Net worth | N/A |
| Salary | 20,00,000(IPL) |
Physical Status & More
| Height (approx.) | 6”(In Feet) |
| Weight (approx.) | 68kg |
| Body Measurements | chest-39 waist-31 biceps-12 |
| Hair Colour | Brown |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Hobbies | Traveling |
Some Important Facts About Hardik Pandya
- Hardik Pandya was born in Surat, Gujarat, India.
- He was in controversy with KL Rahul, on the show “Koffee with Karan” where he was blamed for passing sexist remarks.
- He was removed from his state group because of an attitude problem.
- He is close to the Pathan brothers Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan.
- Hardik used to bowl leg spin. But one day, at Kiran More’s academy, there was a shortage of fast bowlers for a match and More asked her to take the responsibility. Pandya stunned one and everyone with his brilliant performance of fast bowling. He took 7 wickets in that match
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