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Hardik Pandya: Biography, Career Stats and Records

Seam-bowling all-rounder

Hardik Pandya made his T20I debut in January 2016 and became a seam-bowling all-rounder who could balance India’s limited-overs line-up. His role combines middle-order power with pace bowling rather than treating either discipline as incidental.

Career recordIndia men’s international cricketer.Format totals are separated and dated to the latest match shown in the table.
Full name
Hardik Himanshu Pandya
Born
Birthplace
Choryasi, Gujarat, India
Batting
Right-hand bat
Bowling
Right-arm fast-medium
Record reviewed
7 Sep 2026

Career overview

How the India career developed.

This overview connects role, debuts and format context using the dated records listed below.

Hardik Pandya made his T20I debut in January 2016 and became a seam-bowling all-rounder who could balance India’s limited-overs line-up. His role combines middle-order power with pace bowling rather than treating either discipline as incidental.

He played 11 Tests before back problems redirected his international workload toward white-ball cricket. In T20Is, the checked March 2026 record lists 2,288 runs and 114 wickets across 138 matches.

Pandya delivered the final over of India’s 2024 T20 World Cup victory and was also part of the 2025 Champions Trophy-winning side. The page keeps those tournament milestones separate from franchise cricket.

Career timeline

Debuts and defining checkpoints.

Dates identify source-supported debuts and selected milestones. The list is not a claim to cover every match or domestic season.

  1. T20I debut

    Made his T20I debut against Australia.

  2. ODI debut

    Made his ODI debut against New Zealand.

  3. Test debut

    Made his Test debut against Sri Lanka.

  4. T20 World Cup final

    Bowled the final over as India defeated South Africa to win the title.

Format lens

Read each format on its own terms.

Short context cards explain what the dated figures do—and do not—show.

Tests11 matches · 532 runs · 17 wickets

The Test record is dated through 2018-08-30 and is not blended with white-ball totals.

ODIs94 matches · 1,904 runs · 91 wickets

The ODI record is dated through 2025-03-09 and reflects only senior India one-day internationals.

T20Is138 matches · 2,288 runs · 114 wickets

The T20I record is dated through 2026-03-08 and excludes franchise T20 matches.

International statistics

Tests, ODIs and T20Is separated.

Career totals use the latest match date shown by the checked player record. Formats may have different snapshot dates.

Hardik Pandya — India men’s international career snapshot
FormatMatchesRuns100s50sWicketsThrough
Tests11532141730 Aug 2018
ODIs941,904011919 Mar 2025
T20Is1382,288091148 Mar 2026

These are format-specific snapshots, not one combined career number. A format without a debut is stated plainly instead of displaying a misleading zero-match career.

Selected milestones

Context behind the record.

Each item was retained only when the checked player records or event sources supported it. This is a focused list, not an exhaustive record book.

  1. 01

    Defended the final over as India won the 2024 men’s T20 World Cup.

  2. 02

    Passed 100 wickets and 2,000 runs in T20 internationals.

  3. 03

    Took a Test five-wicket innings and scored one Test hundred in an 11-match career.

  4. 04

    Was part of India’s 2025 Champions Trophy-winning squad.

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Photo credit

Hardik Pandya portrait

Photo: Prime Minister's Office, Government of India. Wikimedia Commons file. GODL-India. Cropped to a square portrait and converted to WebP for the local archive preview.

The image credit does not imply endorsement by the player, photographer, team, board or source platform.