Tag: Hardik Pandya

Kapil's comments came after Hardik refrained from bowling in India's warm-up match against England, which the Men-in-Blue won

Bhubaneswar/Jodhpur: A derogatory tweet on Dr BR Ambedkar has landed Indian international cricketer Hardik Pandya in a soup. A special court in Jodhpur has instructed the police to file a FIR against the cricketer. The court hearing the petition filed by DR Meghwal, who claims to be a member of the Rashtriya Bhim Sena, has […]

Mumbai/Bhubaneswar: The fairy tale wedding of Virat Kohli to Anushka Sharma in December last year is still fresh in the memory of millions of their fans. It can’t also be denied that their wedding is (positively) affecting marriage ceremonies across the globe. Meanwhile, now rumours are making rounds that a new Cricket-Bollywood couple is in […]

Mount Maunganui: Batting great Sunil Gavaskar on Monday said all-rounder Hardik Pandya’s return to the Indian ODI team adds balance. “He was very, very impressive. You know why this team management wants him in the side. He actually fills that little blank that was there. This allows the team to be balanced. He covers all […]

New Delhi: Cricketers Hardik Pandya and Lokesh Rahul will have to wait longer to return to international cricket as the Committee of Administrators (CoA) on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to appoint an ombudsman to look into the issue. With the Special Bench comprising Justices S.A. Bobde and A.M. Sapre deciding to adjourn the case […]

Mumbai: Former Indian cricket team skipper Sourav Ganguly has defended cricketers Hardik Pandya and K.L. Rahul over their “Koffee With Karan” episode controversy. saying people make mistakes but everyone should move on and ensure it doesn’t happen again. Ganguly spoke at the trailer launch of the Hindi film “22 Yards”, with the cast members Barun […]

New Delhi: The participation of all-rounder Hardik Pandya and opener Lokesh Rahul in the three-ODI series against Australia, starting in Sydney on Saturday, has been thrown into jeopardy as the duo have been suspended for their controversial comments in a television talk show. The decision comes after Diana Edulji, the woman member of the Supreme […]

Sydney: Breaking his silence on the “sexist comments” made by Hardik Pandya and Lokesh Rahul on a TV chat show, India team captain Virat Kohli on Friday denounced the statements and said the team management is still waiting for a decision on the duo. Terming the comments as “inappropriate”, the 30-year-old skipper said the belief […]

New Delhi: Hardik Pandya’s back injury is keeping him off the field. And, naturally, the national team cricketer says his priority is get fully fit and play for the country again. “I am just focusing on getting fit as soon as possible,” Pandya told IANS in an interview over phone from Mumbai. In September, the […]

Kolkata:  India all-rounder Hardik Pandya and wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik will be part of the ICC World XI which will take on the West Indies in a charity T20 game at the Lord’s on May 31, BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhury said here on Wednesday. “Hardik and Dinesh will be part of the World XI […]

Kolkata: Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin on Tuesday said “there cannot be another Kapil Dev,” rubbishing the comparison of India’s first World Cup winning captain with all-rounder Hardik Pandya. “It’s not advisable to do that,” Azhar said when asked about the two all-rounders being compared to one another. “It’s not good. Because there can never […]

Rajkot: New Zealand dominated with both bat and ball to defeat India by 40 runs in the second Twenty20 International (T20I) at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Sunday. The Kiwis, who had lost the first match by 53 run in New Delhi, have now levelled the three-match series at 1-1. Opting to bat […]

Vijayawada: Heaping praise on India’s new sensation Hardik Pandya, India A coach Rahul Dravid said the Baroda all-rounder knows how to play in all kinds of situations. “A good example about Hardik from my perspective is, he’s willing to play situations and not just the natural game we often speak about. “Credit goes completely to […]

Chennai: India rode on Hardik Pandya’s all-round brilliance to thrash Australia by 26 runs by Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-truncated opener of the five-match One-day International series at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here on Sunday. After guiding India to safety with a career-best 83 off 66 balls, the 23-year-old Pandya starred with the ball, picking […]

Chennai: India rode on contrasting half centuries from all-rounder Hardik Pandya and former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to post 281/7 against Australia in the opener of the five-match One-day International series at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here on Sunday. Pandya (83 from 66 balls; 4*5, 6*5) and Dhoni (79 from 88; 4*4, 6*2) forged an […]