Published 19:42 IST, January 18th 2021
Krunal Pandya pays heartfelt tribute to late father Himanshu, shares a video montage
Team India & Mumbai all-rounder Krunal Pandya has paid a heartfelt to his father Himanshu passed away on Saturday due to a heart attack
Team India all-rounder Krunal Pandya came forward to pay heartfelt tribute to his late father Himanshu after he passed away on Saturday due to a heart attack. The news was confirmed by the Baroda Cricket Association as Krunal Pandya, who was leading the Baroda side in the ongoing edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament, left the bio bubble for the tournament to be with his family.
'Miss you PAPA': Krunal Pandya
Taking to the micro-blogging site, Krunal shared a video montage of some beautiful moments spent with his father right from his childhood days where a young Krunal is seen holding the bat and supposedly trying to play the front foot cover-drive. The video montage also features the other members of the family especially his younger brother Hardik and also includes the southpaw's better half, Pankhuri Sharma.
'I will miss you every day Dad': Hardik Pandya
On Sunday, Hardik Pandya had posted a couple of images of his late father. In the first image, he can be seen kissing his dad on the left forehead, and in the second one, Himanshu Pandya can be seen posing for a photograph having supposedly worn a cowboy hat. The Mumbai all-rounder then recited a poem in memory of his late father.
Pandya brothers' respective cricketing careers
Hardik Pandya has represented India in 11 Tests, 57 ODIs, and 43 T20Is while his elder brother Krunal has played 18 T20Is for the country.
Hardik and Krunal had represented India together in the limited-overs series against Australia Down Under. A highlight of the tour had been the former's quickfire knocks, including one of 42 runs in 22 balls that helped India win the T20I series. The Pandya brothers are not a part of the ongoing Test series against Australia, which is tied at 1-1 at the moment with the fourth Test match in progress at the Gabba, Brisbane.
They also play together for the five-time champions Mumbai in the Indian Premier League (IPL). While Krunal led Baroda to three wins on the trot in the Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament, Hardik is not participating in the tournament as he is preparing for the upcoming home series against England starting February 5.
Updated 19:42 IST, January 18th 2021