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Hardik Pandya Nears Elite 2,000-Run, 100-Wicket ODI Club

Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya is on the cusp of entering an exclusive club of ODI players with 2,000 runs and 100 wickets. Currently at 1,904 runs and 91 wickets, he is sidelined for the New Zealand series due to workload management. Achieving this double would place him alongside Indian greats like Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, and Yuvraj Singh. The elite global list also features legends such as Sanath Jayasuriya, Viv Richards, and Jacques Kallis.

Key Points: Hardik Pandya Close to Joining ODI All-Rounder Elite

  • Hardik needs 96 runs for 2,000 ODI runs
  • He needs 9 wickets for 100 ODI wickets
  • He would be the 7th Indian in this elite club
  • The club includes global legends like Jayasuriya and Kallis
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Hardik misses out on chance to join ODI elite list featuring Sachin, Viv, Jayasuriya with 2,000 runs and 100 wickets

Hardik Pandya is 96 runs and 9 wickets away from joining legends like Sachin, Kapil, and Kallis in the exclusive 2,000-run, 100-wicket ODI club.

"He will join an elite group of Indian cricketers... as the seventh Indian to achieve this double. - Report"

Vadodara, January 11

India's pace-bowling all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who is not a part of the ongoing New Zealand ODIs due to workload management ahead of T20 World Cup in February, missed an opportunity to start off his year with bang, with a chance join an elite club featuring icons like Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Kapil Dev, Sanath Jayasuriya, Viv Richards, and Jacques Kallis, among others, as a rare breed of ODI players with 2,000 runs and 100 wickets.

India will resume its mission' '2027 World Cup' with these ODIs against the Kiwis, and the series is missing some trademark Hardik swagger, flamboyance and charisma. And the all-rounder will have to wait a little longer to rewrite the record books.

Currently in 94 ODIs and 68 innings, Hardik has scored 1,904 runs at an average of 32.82, with a strike rate of almost 111, with 11 fifties to his name, with a best score of 92*. He needs 96 more runs to touch the 2,000 ODI-run mark.

Also, in his ODI career, Hardik has taken 91 wickets at an average of 35.50, with best figures of 4/24. He stands just nine wickets away from a century of wickets.

If he completes this double in future, he will join an elite group of Indian cricketers like Sachin (18,426 runs and 154 wickets), Ganguly (11,363 runs and 100 wickets), Yuvraj (8,701 runs and 111 wickets), Kapil (3,783 runs and 253 wickets), Ravi Shastri (3,108 runs and 109 wickets), and Ravindra Jadeja (2,862 runs and 232 wickets) as the seventh Indian to achieve this double, which has also been achieved by Sri Lanka's Jayasuriya, West Indies' icon Viv Richards, Australian legends Shane Watson and Andrew Symonds, South African stars Shaun Pollock, Lance Klusner, and Kallis, and England icons Ian Botham and Andrew Flintoff among several others.

Squads:

India Squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja

New Zealand Squad: Devon Conway(w), Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell(c), Zakary Foulkes, Nick Kelly, Josh Clarkson, Michael Rae, Kyle Jamieson, Mitchell Hay, Adithya Ashok, Kristian Clarke, and Jayden Lennox. (ANI).

- ANI

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Priya S
To be in the same list as Sachin sir, Kapil Dev, and Yuvraj... what an achievement that will be! Hardik has brought back the genuine all-rounder to Indian cricket. Just needs to stay injury-free.
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Rohit P
Stats are one thing, but his impact is undeniable. That swagger and confidence change the momentum of a game. Miss seeing him in the team, but health comes first.
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Sarah B
Interesting read from a cricket fan's perspective. The list of names he could join is truly legendary. It puts his potential achievement into a global context. Hope he makes it!
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Vikram M
Respectfully, while the milestone is great, his bowling average of 35+ needs to improve to be considered in the true elite bracket with Kallis or Kapil Paaji. He's a match-winner with the bat, but his primary role is as a bowler-allrounder.
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Kavya N
So close! Just 96 runs and 9 wickets. He'll probably get it in the next series he plays. Exciting times for Indian cricket with such talents. 💙

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