Hardik Pandya is an Indian international cricket player, who plays as an all-rounder for the national team. He is a right-handed middle-order batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He captains the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League and also plays for Baroda in domestic cricket. He has led India in white-ball cricket and also led as the vice-captain of the team that won the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
In 2022, Pandya became the first player to score a half-century and take four wickets in the same T20I game against England. He made significant contributions by taking 11 wickets and scoring 144 runs during the crucial 2024 T20 World Cup, which was pivotal for India’s championship victory. He was the very first Indian cricketer to climb to the top of the list for all-round performance in Twenty20 matches. Pandya made his debut in ODIs in 2016 and impressed with both bat and ball, scoring a 76-run knock in the 2017 Champions Trophy final and taking career-best figures of 4/24 against England in 2022.
Hardik Pandya Parents: Who Is Hardik Pandya’s Father And Mother
Hardik Pandya’s parents are Himanshu Pandya and Nalini Pandya. His father, Himanshu Pandya used to run a small car finance business in Surat, but later shut it down to move the family to Baroda so that Hardik and his elder brother, Krunal, could pursue cricket.
Hardik Pandya’s Father – Himanshu Pandya
Hardik Pandya’s father, Himanshu Pandya, was a small businessman who initially ran a car finance business in Surat. He gave it up to move the family to Baroda so that his sons, Hardik and Krunal, could pursue professional cricket. In Baroda, he worked as a loan agent and enrolled them at Kiran More’s Cricket Academy.
Sadly, on 16 January 2021, he passed away at the age of 71 due to cardiac arrest, while Krunal was captaining Baroda in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which he left immediately to be with his family. His passing drew heartfelt condolences from Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Yuvraj Singh, Irfan Pathan, and many others.
Hardik Pandya’s Mother – Nalini Pandya
Hardik Pandya’s mother is Nalini Pandya, who was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and married Himanshu Pandya in 1989. She is the mother of two cricketers, Krunal Pandya (born 1991) and Hardik Pandya (born 1993). After her husband’s passing in 2021, she continues to live with her family in a luxurious mansion located in Diwalipura, Baroda, and she remains active on Instagram, where she has over 34.2K followers.
Does Hardik Pandya have a brother?
Hardik Pandya has one elder brother, Krunal Pandya, and two stepbrothers, Vaibhav Pandya and Gauraw Pandya. Krunal is a left-handed all-rounder who plays for Baroda in domestic cricket. He made his debut for the Mumbai Indians in 2016 in the IPL. He later joined Lucknow Super Giants before being bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2025 for ₹5.75 crore. He made his India debut in November 2018 and is married to Pankhuri Sharma, with whom he has two sons, Kavir and Vayu.
FAQs
Q. What happened to Hardik Pandya’s father?
A. Hardik Pandya’s father, Himanshu Pandya, died from a heart attack on 16 January 2021 at age 71.
Q. What happened to Hardik Pandya’s mother?
A. Hardik Pandya’s mother, Nalini Pandya, is alive and lives with the family in Baroda.
Q. What is the background of Hardik Pandya’s family?
A. The Pandyas came from a middle-class family in Surat, Gujarat.
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