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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

86

innings

61

not outs

9

average

34.01

hundreds

0

fifties

11
Runs 1769

strike rate

110.35

sixes

67

fours

132

highest score

92

balls faced

1603

matches

86

innings

80

overs

533.1

average

35.23

balls bowled

3199

maidens

15
wickets 84

strike rate

38.08

economy rate

5.55

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

73.88

sixes

12

fours

68

highest score

108

balls faced

720

matches

11

innings

19

overs

156.1

average

31.05

balls bowled

937

maidens

19
wickets 17

strike rate

55.11

economy rate

3.38

best bowling

5/28

5 Wickets

1

4 wickets

0
Batting
Bowling

matches

100

innings

77

not outs

21

average

26.64

hundreds

0

fifties

4
Runs 1492

strike rate

140.88

sixes

78

fours

107

highest score

71

balls faced

1059

matches

100

innings

89

overs

263.5

average

25.48

balls bowled

1583

maidens

3
wickets 84

strike rate

18.84

economy rate

8.11

best bowling

4/16

5 Wickets

0

4 wickets

3
Batting
Bowling

matches

137

innings

128

not outs

40

average

28.69

hundreds

0

fifties

10
Runs 2525

strike rate

145.61

sixes

136

fours

189

highest score

91

balls faced

1734

matches

137

innings

93

overs

236.2

average

33.59

balls bowled

1418

maidens

0
wickets 64

strike rate

22.15

economy rate

9.09

best bowling

3/17

5 Wickets

0

4 wickets

0
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