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Name
Hardik Himanshu Pandya
Birth Date
11 Oct 1993
Birth Place
India
Nick Name
-
batting style
Right Handed
bowling
Right-arm medium fast

"Arguably the most important block in India’s jigsaw, his outsized potential has not often matched the deeds in his country’s shirt. But his skills are as priceless as they are rare in Indian cricket. In full bloom, the all-rounder from a humble family in Baroda is an exceptionally clean striker of the cricket ball, versed in seeking conventional and unconventional strokes, is a bowler who could destroy as well as strangle, who could seam the ball away as well as hit the high 130 kmph. There is versatility within versatility. He can take the new ball, can be the middle-over enforcer, and bowl at the death too. He can anchor or finish a chase, accumulate or attack, and is perhaps the second-best fielder in the team after Ravindra Jadeja. He also infuses the team with a swagger that has sometimes landed him in trouble off the field. But when he is injury-free and inspired, he could evolve into an unstoppable force. The leadership duty with IPL franchise Gujarat Titans and the national T20 team has made him more worldly-wise and less reckless. His peak years could be just winking in.

One-day memory: (71 against England at Old Trafford, 2022)

There could be better standalone knocks or bowling efforts. But seldom has both worlds of Pandya combined as sublimely as they did at Old Trafford. First he ran through the middle order, wheedling out the wickets of the dangerous Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and Liam Livingstone across two spells where he demonstrated his knack of outwitting batsmen. He splendidly mixed his lengths and pace, changed his angles with a clever use of the crease and sustained his intensity throughout the seven overs he bowled. When he came in to bat, his team was tottering at 72 for 4 chasing 259. He first played second-fiddle to Rishabh Pant before expanding the wing-span of his lithe shoulders for a 55-ball 71.

One more thing: He loves to belt out English songs in the dressing room, which Virat Kohli once bantered “is most irritating.”"

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stats
oditestt-20IPL
Batting
Bowling

matches

94

innings

68

not outs

10

average

32.83

hundreds

0

fifties

11
Runs 1904

strike rate

110.89

sixes

76

fours

141

highest score

92

balls faced

1717

matches

94

innings

88

overs

576.4

average

35.51

balls bowled

3460

maidens

16
wickets 91

strike rate

38.02

economy rate

5.60

best bowling

4/24

5 Wickets

0

4 wickets

1
Batting
Bowling

matches

11

innings

18

not outs

1

average

31.29

hundreds

1

fifties

4
Runs 532

strike rate

73.89

sixes

12

fours

68

highest score

108

balls faced

720

matches

11

innings

19

overs

156.1

average

31.06

balls bowled

937

maidens

19
wickets 17

strike rate

55.12

economy rate

3.38

best bowling

5/28

5 Wickets

1

4 wickets

0
Batting
Bowling

matches

120

innings

94

not outs

26

average

27.35

hundreds

0

fifties

5
Runs 1860

strike rate

141.02

sixes

96

fours

140

highest score

71

balls faced

1319

matches

120

innings

108

overs

316.5

average

26.58

balls bowled

1901

maidens

4
wickets 98

strike rate

19.40

economy rate

8.22

best bowling

4/16

5 Wickets

0

4 wickets

3
Batting
Bowling

matches

innings

not outs

average

hundreds

fifties

Runs

strike rate

sixes

fours

highest score

balls faced

matches

innings

overs

average

balls bowled

maidens

wickets

strike rate

economy rate

best bowling

5 Wickets

4 wickets

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