He may not be a burly cricketer, but his consistent performances have certainly ADDED WEIGHT TO HIS PERSONA. Is he as flashy in life as he appears on the field? Welcome to the world of Hardik Pandya. By Amol KarhadkarARHADKAR.
Ever since he burst onto the cricket scene in 2014with a blitzkrieg of a knock for Baroda against Mumbai in the zonal Twenty20 tournament, Hardik Pandya has hardly looked back. The 24-year-old has had a dream run for a while now, and his impressive performances with the bat and ball have even prompted Virat Kohli to say that India’s long search for a pace-bowling allrounder may finally come to an end.
In the middle of a commercial photo shoot, after changing his costumes swiftly, Hardik reveals his personality, his bonding with brother Krunal, why he quit school before SSC and his cricketing philosophy during a chat with Sportstar .
Excerpts:
From November 2013, when you made your first-class debut, up to now, how much has life changed over the years?
Answer: Big time: what I was four years back and what I am now, it’s quite different. As a person also, I am quite different. Obviously, the game has taken different strides. Those were like my struggling days. Now I am kind of settled in life. Just that now I am more focussed on my game. That’s it. Yeah, I am enjoying the time.
And how much has Hardik Pandya changed as a person?
Not much. I would say I am slightly (more) mature now. Otherwise, I am the same.My personality is the same, everything else is pretty much the same. Obviously, with age you tend to mature, so that’s the only thing that has changed.
On your first-class debut, you batted at No. 7 and hardly got to bowl. Did you have any apprehension then about whether you belonged to the higher level?
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