Krunal Pandya Reveals He Left Government Job Offer To Play Cricket

Krunal Pandya broke into India’s Twenty20 International (T20I) squad banking on his terrific run for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Krunal Pandya can play cameo knocks with his slogs and his spin bowling comes as an added advantage. He joined Mumbai Indians in 2011 and his been a part of 55 matches for the franchise since then.

The Baroda all-rounder much like his younger brother Hardik Pandya owe alot to Mumbai Indians. Coming from the city of Baroda, which has produced plenty of talents, the duo continue to add to their skills in the present day. But belonging from a humble background, the Pandya brothers have faced their quite a few hardships, and overcomed it in style.

I tore up the letter: Krunal Pandya

Krunal Pandya was offered a job at speed post. In traditional Indian families, a government job, would be something every parents would want their ward to pursue. But Krunal Pandya tore the offer letter in puruit of his cricketing dreams. He was confident back then and knew he would make it big on the cricketing circuit.

Later, he performed well in the trial games to seal a place in the Baroda team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy, and was subsequently scouted for Mumbai Indians by the then coach John Wright.

“I worked hard for two and a half years, not for the government job. I worked for cricket. So I tore up the letter. It so happened that I performed in the trial games, and managed to make it to the Baroda team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. And coincidentally John Wright scouted us (Krunal and Hardik) in Mumbai and that was our ticket to the Mumbai Indians,” Krunal Pandya told in an interview for SpicyPitch on Cricbuzz.

Batting in the middle-order, Krunal Pandya has scored 891 runs for Mumbai Indians at an average of 26.20. He has hit one half-century in the lucrative tournament and has a phenomenal strike rate of 146.06. The left-arm orthodox spinner has also picked up 40 wickets at an average of 28.20 with the best bowling figures of 3/14.