Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya
Pandya in 2024
Personal information
Full name
Hardik Himanshu Pandya
Born (1993-10-11) 11 October 1993 (age 31)
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 ODI19 October 2023 v Bangladesh
ODI shirt no.33 (formerly 11)
T20I debut (cap 58)26 January 2016 v Australia
Last T20I29 June 2024 v South Africa
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 86 109 29
Runs scored 532 1769 1700 1351
Batting average 31.29 34.01 27.86 30.02
100s/50s 1/4 0/11 0/4 1/10
Top score 108 92* 71* 108*
Balls bowled 937 3196 1457 2694
Wickets 17 84 76 48
Bowling average 31.05 38.00 19.5 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/– 32/– 54/– 14/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  India
ICC T20 World Cup
Winner 2024 West Indies and USA
ACC Asia Cup
Winner 2016 Bangladesh
Winner 2018 United Arab Emirates
Winner 2023 Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 September 2023

Hardik Himanshu Pandya (born 11 October 1993) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team. An all-rounder who bats right-handed in the middle-order and bowls right-arm fast-medium deliveries. He is currently one of the best all-rounders in the world in white-ball cricket. Pandya has represented India in all 3 formats. He captains Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He occasionally plays for his regional team Baroda in domestic cricket. He captained Indian team for some time and was the vice captain of the team that won the 2024 T20 World Cup, where he bowled the last match-winning over in the final.

  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.