IND vs AFG: Watch: Hardik Pandya Celebrates Birthday With Gautam Gambhir, Cuts Birthday Cake Ahead Of Afghanistan Clash
Published - 11 Oct 2023, 04:48 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 09:57 AM
India allrounder Hardik Pandya, on Wednesday (October 11), celebrated his 30th birthday. He is regarded as one of the best all-rounders in the game at present.
He grabbed the limelight with his performances for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) before making his debut for Team India in 2016. And in no time, he became an integral part of the team across the three formats.
He made his Test debut in 2017 and scored his maiden century in the red-ball format in his third Test. He also has a five-wicket haul in Tests that came in England in 2018.
Unfortunately, he has not played a Test since 2018 due to injuries but is an integral part of the T20I and the ODI teams. He is the vice-captain of the ODI team and has been leading the T20I team since last year although he is yet to be announced as the permanent captain.
Hardik Pandya cuts cake ahead of Afghanistan clash:
On his 30th birthday, Hardik Pandya will be in action during the World Cup clash between India and Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. While the all-rounder would have liked a day off in order to spend the special day with his friends and family, he had no option but to turn up for the country in the World Cup.
Well, the official broadcaster made sure that the India star got to cut his birthday cake. Just before the start of the game, Hardik Pandya cut the cake in the company of sports presenter Jatin Sapru and former India batsman Gautam Gambhir.
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Hardik Pandya also stated that there wasn’t much of a celebration on his birthday but revealed the gift he got from his son. The star allrounder revealed that it was a board, which his son had made a couple of days ago. Expressing his delight over receiving the gift from his son, he said: “Not much of a celebration. When I got up, my son got me a board as a gift, which he made a couple of days back, which was a pleasant surprise. Team-mates sent a lot of wishes as well.”
