Krunal Pandya

Personal Information


Full Name
Krunal Himanshu Pandya
Date of BirthMarch 24, 1991
NationalityIndian
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Current Team(s)Lucknow Super Giants
RoleAll-rounder, Slow left-arm orthodox Bowler, Left-handed Batsman

Family
Hardik Pandya (Brother), Himanshu Pandya (Father), Nalini Pandya (Mother), Pankhuri Sharma (Spouse)

Krunal Pandya recent matches

    BRD vs PUN491/2823 Nov 2023ThanaLISTA
PUN vs BRD451/306 Nov 2023ChandigarhT20
ASM vs BRD80/364 Nov 2023ChandigarhT20
MUM vs BRD71/182 Nov 2023ChandigarhT20
BRD vs MEG1/827 Oct 2023JaipurT20

Batting stats

MInnNORunsHSAvgBFSR100504s6sCt
ODI54213058*65128101.56011121
T20I1910512426*24.895130.5200868
FC917048616028.5874665.14226834
List A8479122424133*36.17282685.772132434825
T201841524525768624.071954131.83082229070

Bowling stats

MInnBRunsWktsBBIBBMEconAvgSR4W5W10W
ODI5522822321/261/265.86111.5114000
T20I1919410554154/364/368.136.9327.3100
FC912695369144/406/593.1826.3549.6100
List A8480381031421016/416/414.9431.137.7320
T20184174333440181314/154/157.2330.6725.4200

Krunal Pandya teams 

Mumbai Indians, Baroda, India Blue, India A, India, Lucknow Super Giants, Warwickshire

About Krunal Pandya

Krunal Pandya is an Indian cricketer, born on 24th March 1991 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He is a left-handed batter and bowls slow left-arm orthodox. The all-rounder is famous for his destructive batting and wicket-taking ability in the shorter formats of the game. In the IPL, Krunal Pandya represents the Lucknow Super Giants. 

Career

Domestic Career

Krunal Pandya made his first-class debut on October 6, 2016, playing for Baroda during the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy tournament Within the next few months, he became the leading run scorer and leading wicket taker for Baroda in 2016-17 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He scored 366 runs in 8 matches, playing at an average of 45.75 and strike rate of 81.33. This included three half centuries, with his highest score being 78.

In bowling, he took 11 wickets in 8 matches with economy rate of 4.82, at an average of 25.09 and strike rate of 31.10. His best bowling score during the eight matches was 4/20. In 2017 he featured in an India A tri-series victory over South Africa A and Afghanistan A. He was selected to play for the Warwickshire County Cricket Club in the 2022 Royal London One-Day Cup.

International career

In October 2018, Pandya was named in India’s Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their tours against the West Indies and Australia. He 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. Apart from playing 19 T20Is, Krunal Pandya has also represented India in 5 ODI games as well. 

IPL career

Picked for an eye-catching INR 2 crores in the IPL auctions at a time when he was a relative unknown, Krunal soon managed to carve his own identity in a team where his younger brother, Hardik Pandya, was already an India international. He finished his maiden season in 2016 with 237 runs from 9 innings at a strike-rate of 191.12, while doing a reasonable job with his left-arm spin. After having a successful stint with MI, Pandya was picked by LSG in 2022 and will be representing the same side in the upcoming edition. 

Additional Info:

Nickname: None

Hobbies: Reading

Controversies: None

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