Hardik Pandya's Real Name is Hardik Himanshu Pandya an Indian international cricketer. He was born on 11th Oct 1993, in Choryasi, Surat, Gujarat, India. His father’s name is Himanshu Pandya, and his mother’s name is Nalini Pandya. His father used to run a small business for car finance. Hardik also has an elder brother Krunal Pandya who has also played for the Indian Cricket Team.

Hardik Pandya married Nataša Stanković, an India-based Serbian actress, dancer, and model. The couple has a son named Agastya Pandya, who was born on 30 July 2020. Hardik Pandya is the 5th most followed Indian cricketer. He has over 21.6 million followers on his Instagram handle, and over 7.7 followers on his Twitter handle. On 14 February 2023, the couple renewed their wedding vows in a ceremony in Udaipur, Rajasthan.

Hardik Himanshu Pandya made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for India on January 27, 2016, when he was 22 years old. In his debut match against Australia, he took two wickets, with his first wicket being Chris Lynn. He showed his batting skills in the T20I against Sri Lanka by scoring 27 runs off 14 balls. He also played a crucial role in the Asia Cup 2016 by smashing 31 runs in just 18 balls and picking up a wicket to help India secure a victory.

Pandya made his One Day International (ODI) debut for India against New Zealand on 16 October 2016 at Dharamshala. He became the fourth Indian to be named player of the match on ODI debut after Sandeep Patil, Mohit Sharma, and K. L. Rahul. In his first ODI innings as a batsman, he scored 36 runs from 32 balls.

Pandya was chosen for India's Test team against England in late 2016, but an injury during training at the PCA Stadium forced him to miss out. He got another chance when he was selected for the tour of Sri Lanka in July 2017. Pandya made his Test debut on July 26 in Galle. In the third and final Test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele, he scored his first Test century. He made history by becoming the first Indian batsman to achieve a Test century just before lunch.

Hardik Pandya Career

In his Test career to date, Hardik Pandya has played 11 matches to date in his Test career and has scored 532 runs, with an average of 31. Hardik Pandya has hit 68 fours and 12 sixes in his Test career. In Aug 2018, he played his recent Test match against England at Ageas Bowl, Southampton, England, scoring 4 runs off 5 balls.

In Hardik Pandya's ODI career, he has played 85 matches to date in his ODI career and has scored 1,769 runs, with an average of 34. Hardik Pandya has hit 132 fours and 67 sixes in his ODI career. One of his recent ODI matches took place in Oct 2023 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India, where he contributed 0 runs off 0 balls.

Hardik Pandya has played 92 matches to date in his T20 career and has scored 1,348 runs, with an average of 25. Hardik Pandya has hit 96 fours and 69 sixes in his T20 career. In his most recent T20 match against West Indies at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, USA, which took place in Aug 2023, Hardik Pandya contributed 14 runs off 18 balls to his team's total.

He holds the 73rd position in the ICC ODI batting rankings with a total of 484 points. Hardik Pandya is ranked 58th position in the ICC T20 batting rankings with a total of 459 points.