1. Krunal Himanshu Pandya was born on 24 March 1991 and is an Indian cricketer who plays for Baroda in domestic cricket and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League.
20 Facts About Krunal Pandya
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Krunal Pandya is an all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls slow left-arm orthodox.
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Krunal Pandya made his T20I debut for India in November 2018.
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Krunal Pandya formerly captained the Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL.
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Krunal Pandya is the elder brother of cricketer Hardik Pandya.
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Krunal Pandya scored 366 runs in 8 matches at an average of 45.75 and strike rate of 81.33.
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Krunal Pandya was selected to play for the Warwickshire County Cricket Club in the 2022 Royal London One-Day Cup.
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Krunal Pandya made his IPL debut in April 2016, playing against Gujarat Lions at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
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Krunal Pandya continued to produce consistent performances with the bat and ball throughout the tournament.
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Krunal Pandya was declared as the Player of the Match for his performance of 47 in a final victory against Rising Pune Supergiant.
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In January 2018, Krunal Pandya was signed up by the Mumbai Indians in the 2018 IPL auction.
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In October 2018, Krunal Pandya was named in India's Twenty20 International squads for their tours against the West Indies and Australia.
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Krunal Pandya made his T20I debut for India against the West Indies on 4 November 2018, taking one wicket and scoring an unbeaten 21 runs off 9 balls.
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Krunal Pandya was selected for India Twenty20 International team against Australia and played all three matches.
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Krunal Pandya made his ODI debut for India on 23 March 2021, against England, scoring 58 not out.
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Krunal Pandya's fifty was the fastest on debut in an ODI match, coming from 26 balls.
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Krunal Pandya is the elder brother of fellow Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya.
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The couple have two sons, Kavir Krunal Pandya, born on 18 July 2022 and Vayu Krunal Pandya, born on 21 April 2024.
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In January 2021, Indian cricketer Deepak Hooda wrote a scathing letter addressed to the Baroda Cricket Association accusing Krunal Pandya of using 'abusive language' and 'threats to end his career' and Hooda pulled himself out of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021.
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Later in the day, all of the hacker's tweets were deleted and Krunal Pandya posted a tweet apologizing.