‘Keep smiling from above’ – Hardik Pandya posts a heartwarming video with his late father

Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya has posted an emotional video on Instagram. Pandya posted a video of him visiting his late father, with the song Hum Akele Hum playing as a background.

In the video, Pandya is seen turning on the lights and giving a surprise to his late father. He also commented in the caption that he wishes that he can get surprises like this from his father. The all-rounder also stated that he is missing his old man. Pandya’s father passed away in January last year.

“I wish I can get a surprise from you like this daddy. Miss you forever. Keep smiling from above,” read the caption on Hardik Pandya’s post. You can see the post from Hardik Pandya below.

 

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Hardik Pandya will lead the Gujarat Titans in IPL 2022

Hardik Pandya was appointed as the skipper of the Gujarat Titans franchise ahead of the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Pandya will draw a whopping salary of INR 15 Crores.

The all-rounder was released by the Mumbai Indians (MI) franchise after the conclusion of IPL 2021 and was pouched by the Gujarat franchise ahead of the mega auction.

Pandya is a stalwart of IPL cricket and has featured in 92 matches in his IPL career. The right-hander has scored 1476 runs in the IPL and has scored his runs at an average of 27.33 and a devastating strike rate of close to 155.

The right arm pacer has also scalped 42 wickets in his IPL career as well. The 28-year-old has also represented the Indian side in 11 Tests, 63 ODIs and 54 T20Is. While he has scored 532 runs in Test match cricket, Pandya has amassed 1286 runs in the ODI format of the game. In T20I cricket, he has collected 553 runs.

Pandya was last seen in action in Indian colours during the 2021 T20 World Cup, where the then Virat Kohli-led Indian outfit crashed out of the tournament in the Super 12 stages.