New Delhi. Eight years of international career but only 11 Tests, 86 ODIs and 92 T20s.. Team India’s all-rounder Hardik Pandya’s cricket journey has been greatly affected by injuries. This 30-year-old player has the ability to play for India in all three formats of cricket as an all-rounder, but he has not played any Test since August 2018. Hardik is out of cricket since he got injured while bowling in the World Cup 2023 match against Bangladesh and fans are eagerly waiting for his return.
Hardik is considered to be a player of shorter format who has the ability to change the outcome of a match through batting, bowling and even fielding. He has also captained the Indian team in T20I. Hardik’s batting ability can be gauged from the fact that so far in international cricket, he has hit sixes on three consecutive balls five times (four in ODI and once in Test cricket).
Hardik has started practicing after recovering from injury. It is believed that he will return to cricket from IPL 2024 in the month of March-April. Hardik married model and actress Natasha Stankovic in May 2020 after dating him.
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We met in a night club
The love story of Hardik, famous for his swag, is as interesting as the T20 match. This cricketer had seen Serbia-born Natasha in a night club and was ‘clean bowled’ by her beauty at the very first sight. There was a meeting between the two, then friendship and soon the matter reached love. In 2018, Hardik organized a grand birthday party in which Natasha was the special guest. While posting a photo with Hardik on social media on her birthday, Natasha had written, ‘Happy bday child @hardikpandya93′.
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Proposed on yacht in January 2020
After this post of Natasha, the news of Hardik and Natasha’s love started making headlines in the media. As they spent time together, this relationship became stronger and Hardik included Natasha in his family. Before the marriage, Natasha had also attended the Diwali celebration organized at Hardik’s residence in Mumbai. On January 1, 2020, both of them announced their engagement through an Instagram post. In a filmy style, Hardik proposed to Natasha on his knees in a yacht and the relationship was sealed with his lover’s ‘yes’.
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Had a court marriage in May 2020
Hardik and Natasha consummated their relationship by having a court marriage on 31 May 2020. However, Natasha had become pregnant even before marriage. After becoming pregnant, Natasha also shared photos with baby pump. Their son Agastya was born on 30 July 2020, about two months after their marriage. Due to Corona epidemic, Hardik got married through court marriage. On 14 February (Valentine’s Day) 2023, they got married ceremoniously in Udaipur, in which apart from Hardik’s family, son Agastya was also present. Natasha wearing a white gown and Hardik wearing a black suit entered the wedding venue dancing. Natasha’s family members also participated in this wedding.
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Natasha Stankovic is about a year older than Hardik. Born in Serbia, Natasha moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in Bollywood and was seen in the item song of the 2013 Ajay Devgan starrer film ‘Satyagraha’. She was also seen in the songs of Fukrey Returns, Friday and Arjun Rampal starrer Daddy. She also had a small role in Shahrukh Khan’s film Zero but she could not do much in Bollywood films. She has also participated in season 8 of Bigg Boss (year 2014). Natasha is still known as ‘DJ Wale Babu’ girl instead of her films.
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Talking about Hardik, even though today he is earning crores of rupees annually by becoming a big brand of cricket, but he has also faced financial crisis. Hardik and his elder brother Krunal Pandya have also seen such days when they had to survive by eating Maggi. About these difficult days, Hardik had told in a show that at that time Maggi was available for Rs 5 and it used to fill the stomach. In such a situation, instead of eating a full meal, we could manage by spending less money.
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To give a boost to the careers of Hardik and his brother Krunal, father Himanshu had taken a very bold decision. Himanshu had a business in Surat but he shifted to Vadodara so that he could provide good coaching to Hardik and Krunal. Hardik, who made his international debut in T20 against Australia on January 26, 2016, has taken 17 wickets apart from scoring 532 runs with the help of a century in 11 Tests. Apart from scoring 1769 runs in 86 ODIs at an average of 34.01, he has taken 84 wickets at an average of 35.23. While playing 92 T20 matches for India, he has scored 1348 runs and taken 73 wickets. Hardik will be seen captaining Mumbai Indians in the 2024 season of IPL.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: February 7, 2024, 08:07 IST