Krunal Pandya is the elder brother of Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya. He was born in Ahmedabad and then later moved to Vadodara in 1999. Currently, both the brothers live in Baroda. 

Pandya's family became lucky as Hardik got selected in India’s World T20 team and later Krunal Pandya was picked by Mumbai Indians for IPL 2016, the same team which his brother represented.

Recently, Krunal Pandya registered the fastest half-century ever by a debutant in ODI cricket to help India win. So, now that it’s time for him to shine, here’s all we know about Krunal Pandya- 

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Krunal’s family was based in Surat and his father was running a successful car business. However, when his dad looked at Krunal and his game, he saw potential and decided to shift base to Baroda since Surat had bleak cricket opportunities back in time. So, there he joined the famous Kiran More Cricket Academy there. 

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Krunal started playing cricket in childhood, while, Hardik didn’t. Hardik was casually playing while Krunal was practicing, that’s when Kiran More spotted Hardik and asked him to come to practice from the next day onwards. 

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He was picked up by Mumbai Indians for Rs 2 crores in the auction which is 20 times his base price and 20 multiples of his brother’s contract. Now, that’s a huge deal! 

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It took a lot of time for Krunal to make his mark and become famous in the cricket world due to his shoulder injury. It was the same injury that kept him on rest for a long time. But his will and determination finally help him shine bright. 

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