5 things to know about Krunal Pandya of Mumbai Indians
Elder brother of Mumbai Indians and Team India allrounder Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya has taken the cricketing sphere by surprise by picking up a whopping INR 2 crore deal with his brother’s IPL franchise. The 24-year old also plays List A and T20 cricket alongside Hardik for their home side Baroda. Until yesterday, Krunal was unknown even to Indian cricket circles, let alone the whole world. His emergence has been quite similar to his brother, who shot to fame through his exploits for the Mumbai Indians and now finds himself as a member of India’s T20 team.Time will tell whether the elder Pandya lives up to his price tag, but for now he is one of the most talked about picks in the IPL auction. Here are 5 things that you should know about young Krunal:
#1 An allrounder like his brother, but of a different variety
Krunal Pandya also plays the role of an allrounder for Baroda. However, unlike Hardik, he is a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox spinner who has played just 15 T20s and 4 List A matches so far.
24-year old Krunal has a pretty decent allround record in his T20 career so far with 167 runs at a brisk strike rate of 138.01 and 16 wickets at an average of 16.18. He has an impressive economy rate of under 6 and has best figures of 3 for 25.
A notable fact about him is that Krunal Pandya is yet to make his First-class debut.