Personal

Name

Hardik Himanshu Pandya
Country

India
Gender

Male
Date of Birth

October 11, 1993

Sport Profile

Sport

Cricket
Discipline

Men's Cricket
Role

All-rounder
Level

National, International
Coach

Jitendra Singh
Teams

India, Baroda, India A, Mumbai Indians
Profile

Hardik Himanshu Pandya is an Indian international cricketer, who is an all-rounder and best known for his ‘street-smart’ bowling style. He used to represent the Baroda team in domestic cricket before he was selected for the national cricket team in 2016. Hardik is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler. This Gujarat-based 25 years old player was suspended for a couple of ODI matches for his controversial comment stated in an Indian chat show ‘Koffee with Karan’.

He has an amazing ability to strike the ball in his unique swashbuckling style which brings him much popularity among the new-age cricket lovers. Apart from that, Hardik is also appreciated for his spectacular fielding capability and an unpredictable ‘roll his arm over’ bowling pattern. Currently, he is playing for the team Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2019 tournament.
Career Information

Debut Test Match: at Galle International Stadium Vs Sri Lanka on 26th of July in 2017

Debut ODI Match: at HPCA Stadium Vs New Zealand on 16th of October in 2016

Debut T20I Match: at Adelaide Oval Stadium Vs Australia on 26th of January in 2016

Debut IPL Match: He made his IPL debut in 2015 with Mumbai Indians

Batting Career:

  • He has scored 532 runs in 11 matches in 2 years of test career at an average of 31.29 and strike rate of 73.89 including 1 hundred and 4 fifties (as on April 29, 2019)
  • He has scored 731 runs in 45 matches in 3 years of ODI career at an average of 29.24 and strike rate of 116.59 including 4 fifties (as on April 29, 2019)
  • He has scored 296 runs in 38 matches in 3 years of T20I career at an average of 16.44 and strike rate of 154.17 (as on April 29, 2019)
  • He has scored 1021 runs in 62 matches in 4 years of IPL career at an average of 29.17 and strike rate of 154.93 (as on April 29, 2019)

Bowling Career:

  • He has taken 17 wickets in 11 matches in just 2 test career at an average of 31.06 and including 1 five-wicket haul (as on April 29, 2019)
  • He has taken 44 wickets in 45 matches in just 3 years of ODI career at an average of 39.73 (as on April 29, 2019)
  • He has taken 36 wickets in 38 matches in 3 years of T20I career at an average of 25.61 (as on April 29, 2019)
  • He has taken 38 wickets in 62 matches in 4 years of IPL career at an average of 33.08 (as on April 29, 2019)
Achievements/Records Associated With
  • 4th Indian Cricketer to win the ‘Man of the Match’ in his debut ODI (others being Sandeep Patil, Mohit Sharma and KL Rahul.)
  • The fastest half-century in ICC Champions Trophy
  • Highest scorer in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Tournament in 2016 with 377 runs
  • The first Indian to take 4 wickets and score above 30 runs in a T20I (vs England on July 8, 2018 he scored 33 NO off 14 balls & 4/38).
  • The first Indian batsman to score a Test century before lunch
  • The most runs in a single over of a Test innings for India (26 runs vs Sri lanka)