Internet Desk: It is still not the perfect time to compare young Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya to the legendary Kapil Dev, but Hardik has shown his golden heart by giving a tribute for the hardwork of his father, who is the main reason of both the Pandya brothers, Hardik and Krunal Pandya. Hardik gave a surprise gift in form of a SUV to his father yesterday.
Taking to Twitter, Hardik posted a video which read: “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!”
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
This was followed by a series of tweets which were aimed at his father: “(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!”
(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.
(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 ❤
(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.
(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
Hardik performed brilliantly in his debut Test series and according to India skipper Virat Kohli, he was the biggest positive of the three-match Test rubber against Sri Lanka.
“The regulars have performed, but the biggest positive would be Hardik’s inclusion and the way he shaped up in these three Test matches,” said Kohli at the post-match presentation India won the third Test by an innings and 171 runs.
“The kind of confidence he showed the with the ball and the maturity with the bat, it really gives us a lot of boost and the balance,” said Kohli.
Pandya played a blistering knock of 108 runs in just 96 deliveries to score his maiden international ton, which helped India to reach 487 in the first innings. Besides a hundred and fifty in his debut Test series, Pandya picked up four wickets.
Though India won the series with ease, Kohli gave due respect to their opponents.
“We are a young side, we look forward to play Test cricket, we look forward to play every single Test match with the same kind of excitement and that is the only way you can be ruthless,” he said.
“We like to be prepared beforehand and be proactive rather than being reactive. We have age on our side and we have an opportunity to play together for five, six years for the country.”