Hardik Pandya is training hard at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru ahead of his return for the upcoming T20I series against Bangladesh. The star all-rounder is training hard in Bengaluru before he makes a comeback to the Indian team. Interestingly, Hardik had a special one accompanying him at the nets, which was none other than his son Agastya. Hardik shared a special Instagram post featuring Agastya. He captioned the post, “My motivation” as he shared pictures of Agastya holding his bat during the practice session.
Recently, Hardik Pandya reunited with his son Agastya for the first time after his divorce with ex-wife, actress and model Natasa Stankovic. The father-son duo are spending some quality time together after the split of Hardik and Agastya. After their divorce, Natasa flew back to Serbia alongside her son. Natasa, alongside her son Agastya, recently returned to Mumbai, months after their separation.
Hardik’s Insta post
Hardik Pandya had announced his separation with wife Natasa Stankovic after a relationship of four years. Hardik announced his decision on Thursday, 18 July, after months of speculation. Pandya announced his decision via his Instagram channel in a joint statement with his former partner.
Hardik Pandya will don the blue jersey after July when he was part of India’s T20I squad against Sri Lanka. Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, India registered the clean-sweep of 3-0 against Sri Lanka at their home. He is part of the 15-member squad for three-match T20I series against Bangladesh, starting October 6 in Gwalior. Interestingly, Hardik was yet again not named as the vice-captain of the team as the squad was named without any deputy to Suryakumar Yadav.
India squad for Bangladesh T20Is
Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav
Earlier it was also reported that Hardik Pandya is likely to be available for red-ball cricket for Baroda in the 2024-25 domestic season. A top source in the Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) said that there is a chance for Pandya to return to first-class cricket. Pandya hasn’t played first-class cricket since representing Baroda in the Ranji Trophy clash against Mumbai way back in 2018.
