{"id":1821,"date":"2018-04-02T10:08:39","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T10:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/who-is-who\/?p=1821"},"modified":"2018-04-02T10:09:52","modified_gmt":"2018-04-02T10:09:52","slug":"hardik-pandya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/who-is-who\/sports\/hardik-pandya.html","title":{"rendered":"Hardik Pandya Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hardik Pandya is an all-rounder in the Indian Cricket Team. An exceptionally promising cricketer, Hardik Pandya became the man of the match in his One Day International (ODI) debut.<\/p>\n<p>A skilful and enthusiastic cricketer, Hardik Pandya smashed the fastest ever half-century in ICC Champions Trophy Final. A confident cricketer, Hardik Pandya expresses himself through smashing sixes on field.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Personal Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A passionate cricketer, Hardik Pandya was born on 11 October 1993 in Surat City, Gujarat. Hardik Pandya&#8217;s family includes his father &#8211; Himanshu Pandya, his mother &#8211; Nalini Pandya and his brother- Krunal Pandya (who is also a cricketer &#8211; a left handed batsman).<\/p>\n<p>He belongs to a humble family wherein his father ran a small car finance business in Surat. Hardik&#8217;s family has supported him a lot. They shifted from Surat to Vadodara in order to provide better cricket coaching to their sons &#8211; Hardik and Krunal.<\/p>\n<p>In Vadodara, the two brothers were enrolled in Kiran More&#8217;s Cricket Academy for better training. Hardik Pandya studied in MK High School till ninth grade and then dropped out for his cricket career.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cricket Career\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hardik Pandya&#8217;s passion for cricket is unsurpassed. He has been a key contributing player in innumerable matches for Team India wherein through his fearless style of smashing boundaries had led India to the path of victory.<\/p>\n<p>He has played a pivotal role in not only International Cricket but domestic cricket as well. He has been playing for Baroda Cricket Team since 2013. He is a prominent player of the &#8220;IPL breed&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In Indian Premier League season of 2015, he managed to score 21 runs off 8 balls. Not only this, he even grabbed three crucial catches for Mumbai Indians which helped them score a victory against Chennai Super Kings.<\/p>\n<p>He\u00a0 made his One Day International ( ODI ) debut on 16 October 2016 at Dharamshala. In 2013- 2014, smasher Hardik Pandya played a pivotal role in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.<\/p>\n<p>At the age of 22, he made his Twenty 20 International debut against Australia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Achievements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Man of the Match in his One Day International debut.<\/li>\n<li>Top Scorer in 2016 Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Tournament with 377 runs.<\/li>\n<li>Fastest ever half-century in ICC Champions Trophy Final<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hardik Pandya is an all-rounder in the Indian Cricket Team. 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