Father- Himanshu Pandya, Mother -Nalini Pandya, Brother-Hardik Pandya, Spouse- Pankhuri Sharma
Krunal Pandya is a left-handed allrounder from Ahmedabad who has made a name for himself in the IPL and for India. He bowls slow left-arm orthodox spin and can hit big shots when batting lower down the order. Krunal first grabbed attention when Mumbai Indians bought him in 2016, and he quickly became a key player for them. He played a big role in their title wins in 2019 and 2020, even hitting the winning runs in the 2020 final. Krunal is also the older brother of Hardik Pandya, another famous Indian allrounder. He currently plays for the Lucknow Super Giants after they bought him for INR 8.25 crore in the 2022 auction.
| Batting & Fielding | ||||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
| ODIs | 5 | 4 | 2 | 130 | 58* | 65.00 | 128 | 101.56 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| T20Is | 19 | 10 | 5 | 124 | 26* | 24.80 | 95 | 130.52 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| FC | 16 | 28 | 0 | 900 | 160 | 32.14 | 1435 | 62.71 | 3 | 5 | 114 | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| List A | 91 | 86 | 14 | 2680 | 133* | 37.22 | 3108 | 86.22 | 2 | 15 | 266 | 54 | 27 | 0 |
| T20s | 226 | 181 | 54 | 3012 | 86 | 23.71 | 2306 | 130.61 | 0 | 9 | 253 | 105 | 83 | 0 |
| Bowling | ||||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w | |
| ODIs | 5 | 5 | 228 | 223 | 2 | 1/26 | 1/26 | 111.50 | 5.86 | 114.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T20Is | 19 | 19 | 410 | 554 | 15 | 4/36 | 4/36 | 36.93 | 8.10 | 27.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| FC | 16 | 21 | 1221 | 670 | 22 | 4/40 | 6/59 | 30.45 | 3.29 | 55.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| List A | 91 | 87 | 4169 | 3419 | 112 | 6/41 | 6/41 | 30.52 | 4.92 | 37.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| T20s | 226 | 214 | 4072 | 4987 | 163 | 4/15 | 4/15 | 30.59 | 7.34 | 24.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Krunal Pandya is an allrounder, which means he contributes with both bat and ball. He is a left-handed batter who usually comes in late to score quick runs, and he bowls slow left-arm orthodox spin.
He has played for three IPL teams so far. He started with Mumbai Indians, then moved to Lucknow Super Giants, and most recently joined Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Yes, Hardik Pandya is his younger brother. Both are allrounders and have played together for India and for Mumbai Indians.
He made his IPL debut in 2016 after Mumbai Indians bought him for INR 2 crore in the auction that year.
Two standout moments include being named Player of the Match in the 2017 IPL final for his 47 runs off 38 balls, and hitting the winning runs for Mumbai Indians in the 2020 final against Delhi Capitals.
He was born on March 24, 1991, which makes him 35 years old.
