Hardik Pandya Eyes Record-Breaking First in T20Is vs England

Jan 21, 2025 Komal Das

India is set to face England in a white-ball series featuring five T20Is and three ODIs

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The first T20I will be played on January 22 at the Eden Garden in Kolkata

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In this series, India's star all-rounder Hardik Pandya will be eyeing a historic feat

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So far, Hardik has played 109 T20I matches for India and scored 1700 runs and took 89 wickets

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If Hardik takes 11 more wickets in the T20Is vs England, he will become the first Indian with over 1500 runs and 100 wickets in T20Is

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Talking about overall stats, he will be the second player in the world after Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan to achieve this feat

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Apart from this, Hardik will also become the first Indian bowler in men's cricket to take 100 wickets in T20Is

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