Hardik Pandya is stated to be the next Kapil Dev. Indian skipper Virat Kohli called him India’s Ben Stokes. Hardik has finally proven his mettle with a blistering hundred in the third test against Sri Lanka.
All-rounder Hardik Pandya smashed his maiden Test century to power India to 487 in their first innings on day two of the third and final match against Sri Lanka on Sunday, August 13.
And while doing this, Hardik also stunned the cricketing world with the numbers.
1) Hardik Pandya becomes third Indian player to hit hattrick sixes in test matches after Kapil Dev and Mahendra Singh Dhoni
2) Hardik hit 26 runs in the 116th over bowled by Sri Lanka’s Pushpakumara. This is the most runs by an Indian in an over in tests
3) Hardik Pandya slammed the fourth fastest ton for India in Tests in just 86 balls
4) Hardik is the first Indian to score a ton before braking for lunch on the same day
5) Hardik’s first fifty came up in 61 balls and the second in just 25 balls
6) Hardik has hit three consecutive sixes for India five times already in 2017
7) Most sixes in International cricket for India this year, 26 in total
Impressed with his brilliant knock, chairman of selectors MSK Prasad said that Hardik could be the next Kapil Dev of cricket if he says grounded.
Hardik also received a lot of kudos from other cricketers as well as fans.
Wow ! What an incredible century by @hardikpandya7 . Well done mere KungFu Pandya. Mazaa aa gaya.#INDvSL
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 13, 2017What an unbelievable innings by Hardik Pandya.Counter attack at its best.Scored his first 50 of 61 balls ,the second of 25.Brilliant#INDvSL
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) August 13, 2017100 in a session too for @hardikpandya7 . Extraordinary ability to move up a gear but it was the first 50 that interested me more.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 13, 2017TestT20 Super knock .... congratulations @hardikpandya7
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) August 13, 2017Media : Nice knock.
Hardik Pandya : Credit goes to Jadeja.
Media : But he was not in the playing XI
Pandya : Exactly! 😂#INDvSL
Name: Hardik Pandya
Job: Hitting Hat trick Sixes