Krunal Pandya

The organizers were sharp-minded and quickly noticed Krunal's cricket skills. They asked the selecting team to The selectors were quick to make Krunal join the Tri-series between India, South Africa, and Afghanistan. He was, therefore, selected for India's A-Team. His true value was then reflected at the time of auctions in the 2018 IPL. Auction teams raised Krunal's price from the base price to an outstanding amount of 8.8 crores. This value was 22 times Krunal's original base value. The Mumbai Indians team was happy to make use of their 'Right to Match' card for the same.

Krunal Pandya started his cricket career much earlier, but the hardcore initiation of his remarkable performance was brought in the Ranji Trophy tournament during 2016-17. Krunal played Ranji on 6 October 2016. Ranji was Krunal's first-class debut. Krunal made 366 runs in 8 matches. Krunal's batting score was such that he made an average rate of 45.75 and hit a strike rate of 81.33. He made three 50s, including 78 runs, as his highest score. As a bowler, Krunal took 11 wickets in 8 matches. Krunal's economy rate was 4.82 during bowling. He made an average score of 25.09. The average strike rate was 31.10. In a total of 8 matches, Krunal scored 4/20 as his best bowling score.

Krunal was also a player of India's team in India A's squad during the Deodhar Trophy of 2018.Krunal Pandya finally became the captain of Baroda for the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-2020.

Krunal offered a powerful choice to the Indian cricket team for the selection of players for the top six spots in ODIs. Krunal was one of the all-rounders. He was very suitable for the selection under the six spot in ODI.

Krunal was awarded the T20I cap in October 2018. The national selectors awarded him this cap for his impeccable performance in the T20I against the West Indies.

Krunal Pandya depicted an unbeatable performance in the second series of the T20I, which was against Australia. He was able to think out of the box with his cricketing skills, where he was seen coming back with a four. Krunal hit the Man of the Match award. Krunal was awarded because of his strong comeback after a few performances.

Indian Premier League

At the auction for IPL in 2016, Francis went crazy for him and bagged him for two crores. Although Krunal didn't make a good debut, his significance was valued by the talent scouts of Mumbai Indians. This was because he was able to display his talent well to the talent scouts. As a result, Mr Krunal Pandya was purchased for 2 crore by Mumbai Indians in an auction for IPL 2016.

Krunal was first seen playing for an IPL match in April 2016. The match was between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Lions at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Krunal won a few of the titles for his performances in the 2016 IPL. Hence, Krunal was named in the Crichton and Cricbuzz IPL XI.

Krunal hit the Player of the Match tag with his performance in IPL 2016 played at ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam. He scored eighty-six runs from Thirty-seven balls. He took the wickets of two important players, Quinton De Kock and Zaheer Khan, in the match against Delhi Daredevils. During the IPL tournament, he amazed everyone with his consistency of runs and wickets throughout the tournament. He was again declared the Player of the Match for his performance. He scored 47 runs in a final victory against Rising Pune Supergiant. Krunal was named in the Cricinfo and Cricbuzz IPL XI for the second time for his astonishing performances in the 2017 IPL season.

In January 2018, Krunal Pandya was again selected by the Mumbai Indians in the following IPL auction. He had scored 160 runs against Railways. It was in the Ranji trophy.

In 2021 IPL, most of the cricket lovers were highly disappointed by his irrelevantly aggressive behavior. Due to his nature of over-aggressive reactions over the field, he took center stage. A multiple number of incidents were seen where Krunal was spectated getting angry with the fielders. He was seen as aggressive even when there was no chance that the fielders could stop the ball. Krunal became a meme material for trolling. Many people slammed Krunal for his aggressive behavior. In 2016, Krunal played his first IPL. Throughout the season, he scored 237 runs from 9 innings at a strike rate of 191.12. He did an amazing job with his left-arm spin.

Later in the same 2021 tournament, Krunal Pandya was again seen misbehaving with the players. He got attention for his questionable behavior again. It happened when he was being caught throwing a moisturizer bottle toward Anukul Roy. It was during the IPL match against Rajasthan Royals team.

In the 2022 IPL Auction, Pandya was purchased by the IPL team Lucknow Super Giants for ₹8.25 crores.

Break from the Cricket

Krunal took a break in March 2015 for a few months due to a Labral tear in his shoulders. He was unable to participate in any of the activities that required surgery.

IPL Through the Years versus Current

Krunal's performance was compared many times with that of other famous cricketers like AB de Villiers. Since he mastered both the skills of bowling and batting, he was being questioned about the energy in the matches. There was no doubt in the fact about the impact that the left-handed all-rounder cricketer Krunal had in the Mumbai Indians set-up during the matches.

Krunal was selected for an awestruck bate of INR 2 crores in the IPL auctions. At that time, Krunal was a relatively unknown personality. Hardik Pandya, the younger brother of Krunal Pandya, was already an Indian international figure by then. Even though Krunal soon managed to groom his own identity in a team Krunal remained famous for his aggressive nature.

Krunal's bowling is getting tactful. He was a difficult-to-hit bowler in IPL season 2017. He went even under seven runs in an over through all the thirteen matches he played in that season. One of the matches where Krunal's impeccable performance was seen was the final against Pune Supergiant. In this finale, Krunal won a Man of the Match reward for his performance with the bat. He scored 47 runs at a time when it was very important to make more runs as the team was on the borders of the game. He made great efforts to lift a reeling Mumbai. He did it when the score needed to be hiked from 79/7 to a score of 129. His batting performance ultimately

resulted in a wonderful job, and this incident was enough to prov Krunal's capabilities. Krunal's value was brought to the team. He was recognized in the 2018 auctions. These were in Mumbai and exercised their Right To Match card for INR 8.8 crores. Krunal's performance in the following season could have been a spectacular one. But it was not as good as it has to be as per previous records. Yet he was selected. Krunal's performance made it very reliable to believe in his potential. He delivered with an economy of just over 7 with the ball and a strike rate of 145.22 with the bat.

Success story about chasing National Career

Krunal's international game and fame started in 2018. Krunal was able to make his name appear in the list of India's squad for a tour of matches against the West Indies and Australia in India's Twenty 20 International games. These T20I were started in October 2018. Krunal finally made his debut in the International game in a match between India and the West Indies. This match was held on 4 November 2018. It was a life-changing match for Krunal.

Ultimately, Krunal started his fame with one wicket and 21 runs off 9 balls against West Indies. Within a few matches, everyone was able to see Krunal's potential in batting and bowling clearly. Krunal was soon entitled to one of Mumbai's most utility players of the season. His consistency in wickets and strong runs made him eligible for the nomination. He won the Man of the Match award in the finals.

Krunal won the Vijay Hazare Trophy at the time of IPL in 2017. Everyone thought Krunal was only a good player in the domestic seasons, but he soon started to be known as Baroda's leading run-getter and wicket-taker in the IPL.

International Career

Krunal's international game and fame started in 2018. Krunal was able to make his name appear in the list of India's squad for a tour of matches against the West Indies and Australia in India's Twenty 20 International games. These T20I were started in October 2018. Krunal finally made his debut in the International game in a match between India and the West Indies. This match was held on 4 November 2018. It was a life-changing match for Krunal. Ultimately, Krunal started his fame with one wicket and 21 runs off 9 balls against West Indies.

Krunal's second exposure to International Cricket was through Twenty20 International when he got selected for Team India. The match was between India and Australia. Krunal played all the subsequent matches. There were three matches in total. Krunal scored 55 runs in four overs in his first match against Australia. He took a 1/26 wicket in the second match of the T20I. During the third match, Krunal's performance was astonishing, and Mr. Pandya bagged the title of Player of the Match. He won this award for his exceptional bowling performance of 4/36 in just 4 overs.

During 2021 India's One Day International, Krunal made his ODI debut. He was a part of the India squad for a series of matches played against England. The first match of ODI India vs Australia was played on 23 March 2021. Krunal scored 58 runs and was not out. This match was played in Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. As a debut, he scored the fastest half-century by hitting 50 runs in just 26 balls. As a debutant, Krunal made the fastest-ever fifty in the history of ODIs.

Amazing Facts

1. A complaint was raised against Krunal Pandya. It is the story of January 2021. It was when Indian cricketer Deepak Hooda accused Krunal Pandya of involving 'abusive language.' Deepak wrote a scathing letter addressed to the Baroda Cricket Association for this misbehavior by Krunal Pandya. He also accused Krunal Pandya of making 'threats to end his career.' As per Deepak Hooda, he somehow pulled himself out of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy of 2021.
2. On 27 July 2021, Krunal was tested positive for COVID-19.
3. In January 2022, Krunal's Twitter account was hacked. One Bitcoin scammer used to post suspicious tweets. In a few days, all the posted tweets were removed. Pandya also posted a tweet apologizing to his followers for the inconvenience.