After winning the hearts of one and all with his sensational batting in the final Test between Sri Lanka and India in Pallekele recently, Hardik Pandya has gone a step further with a special gift for his father.
The Indian all-rounder a new SUV for his dad Himanshu Pandya.
On Wednesday evening, the 23-year-old, who is currently in Sri Lanka, arranged for the special gift through his brother back home in India, Krunal Pandya.
Just days after hitting his maiden first-class let alone Test century with a power-packed 108 off just 96 deliveries in the Pallekele Test, Pandya gave his father another reason to be proud.
So glad to see his face lit up like that❤this is the guy who should get all the happiness in life and deserves all the credit, my dad! pic.twitter.com/G55mBHpraw
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) August 16, 2017
The all-rounder posted a video on Twitter of his dad’s emotional reaction with brother Krunal in tow.
Pandya has come a long way ever since he burst on to the global stage with his match-winning performances in the Indian Premier League.
Within no time the right-hander has cemented his place in the limited-overs set up for India. While there were doubts whether his skill could be effective in the five-day format of the game, Pandya has erased most of them with his performance in the recently concluded Test series against Sri Lanka.
(1/4) So glad to see his face lit up like that❤ Yes this is the guy who should get all the happiness in life & deserves the credit, my dad!
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) August 16, 2017
(2/4) He was the one who left everything what he had for me & @krunalpandya_official and which takes a lot of courage to do.
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) August 16, 2017
(3/4) Only for our careers and I can’t thank him enough for all he has done.
So that’s a small surprise for him which made me cry ❤— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) August 16, 2017
(4/4) family is life and special mention to my brother @vibsnasir for getting this done when I was not around 😘
Love to all— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) August 16, 2017
With one ton and another half-century in the three innings he played in the series to go with four crucial wickets, the Mumbai Indians sensation has provided Virat Kohli with the option of fielding a genuine seaming all-rounder in overseas conditions.
For now, Pandya’s attention will be diverted to the five-match One Day Internationals (ODI’s) series against the hosts starting on Sunday.
