Krunal Pandya Age, Wiki and Bio

Krunal Pandya

Quick Info

ProfessionIndian Cricketer
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth24/03/1991
Age29 years (died on 16, Jan, 2021)
BirthplaceAhmedabad, India
Date of Death16/01/2021

Bio/Wiki

Personal Life
Date of Birth24/03/1991
Age33 Years
BirthplaceAhmedabad, India
NationalityIndian
HometownBaroda, Gujarat, India
Zodiac signPisces
ReligionHinduism
HobbiesReading

Physical Stats & More

Height5' 10"
Weight65 Kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Personal Life

Family
FatherHimanshu Pandya (Businessman; died of cardiac arrest on 16 January 2021)
MotherNot Known
SpousePankhuri Sharma (Model)
Children
  • Son - Kavir Krunal Pandya (born 24 July 2022)
  • Son - Vayu (born 21 April 2024)

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsPankhuri Sharma (Model)
Wife/SpousePankhuri Sharma (Model)
Children
  • Son - Kavir Krunal Pandya (born 24 July 2022)
  • Son - Vayu (born 21 April 2024)
Marriage Date27/12/2017

Family

FatherHimanshu Pandya (Businessman; died of cardiac arrest on 16 January 2021)
MotherNot Known
SpousePankhuri Sharma (Model)
Children
  • Son - Kavir Krunal Pandya (born 24 July 2022)
  • Son - Vayu (born 21 April 2024)

Career

Cricket
International Debut
ODI23 March 2021 vs England at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune
T2026 January 2016 vs Australia in Adelaide
Coach/MentorKiran More and Jitender Singh
Jersey Number
  • #36 (India; ODI)
  • #25 (IPL, County Cricket)
Domestic/State Team
  • India
  • Baroda
  • Mumbai Indians
  • India AT20
  • India A
  • Indian Board Presidents XI
Nature on fieldVery Aggressive
Likes to play againstAustralia
Favourite ShotHit over mid-wicket
RecordsOn 23 March 2021, he smashed the fastest fifty by an ODI debutant when he scored 58 off 31 balls in the 1st ODI vs England at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.

Favourites

Cricketer
Batsman
  • Rahul Dravid
  • Virat Kohli
  • AB de Villiers
  • Kevin Pietersen
  • Matthew Hayden
Bowler
  • Brett Lee
  • James Anderson
FoodGujarati food
ActorJohn Abraham
ActressYami Gautam
Film
  • Four Pillars of Basement
  • Friends with Benefits
BookThe 3 Mistakes of My Life

Some Lesser Known Facts

Krunal Pandya is Hardik Pandya's older brother.
They made history as the first brothers to play together in an IPL match during the 2016 season.
Krunal is close friends with the Pathan brothers, Irfan and Yusuf.
In IPL, Mumbai Indians bought Hardik Pandya for 10 lakhs, while they acquired Krunal for 2 crores, which is 20 times more.
Their father moved from Surat to Baroda to support Krunal's cricket aspirations.
Kiran More generously waived fees for Krunal and Hardik's training at his academy for three years.
Krunal represents the Baroda cricket team in first-class matches.
In April 2024, the Mumbai Police Economic Offence Wing arrested Krunal's stepbrother Vaibhav for defrauding the Pandya brothers of Rs. 4 crore.