Krunal Pandya

Krunal Pandya
Personal information
Full name
Krunal Himanshu Pandya
Born (1991-03-24) 24 March 1991 (age 33)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsHardik Pandya (brother)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 233)23 March 2021 v England
Last ODI23 July 2021 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.36
T20I debut (cap 78)4 November 2018 v West Indies
Last T20I25 July 2021 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.36
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–presentBaroda
2016–2021Mumbai Indians (squad no. 24)
2022-2024Lucknow Super Giants
2022Warwickshire
2025Royal Challengers Bangalore
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20 FC LA
Matches 5 174 9 83
Runs scored 130 2253 486 2,375
Batting average 65.00 22.08 28.58 35.98
100s/50s 0/1 0/5 2/2 2/13
Top score 58* 86 160 133*
Balls bowled 228 3136 695 3,750
Wickets 2 124 14 100
Bowling average 111.50 30.79 25.85 31.14
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/26 4/15 4/40 6/41
Catches/stumpings 1/0 65/0 4/0 25/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 July 2023

Krunal Himanshu Pandya (born 24 March 1991) is an Indian cricketer who has played for the Indian cricket team. He formerly captained Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League. He was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore to play in 2025 Indian Premier League. He plays for Baroda in domestic cricket. He is an all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls slow left-arm orthodox.[1] He made his international debut for the Indian cricket team in November 2018.[2] In 2021, he scored the fastest half-century by a cricketer on ODI debut.[3] He is the elder brother of cricketer Hardik Pandya.

  1. ^ "IPL 2015 – Hardik Pandya is a man for the future". IBN Live. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  2. ^ "'Hero' Krunal Pandya's carpe diem moment on debut". Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. ^ "'This one is for my dad': Krunal Pandya breaks down in tears after smashing fastest 50 by ODI debutant". The Indian Express. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.