Krunal Pandya

Krunal Pandya
Personal information
Full name
Krunal Himanshu Pandya
Born (1991-03-24) 24 March 1991
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsHardik Pandya (brother)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 233)23 March 2021 v England
Last ODI23 July 2021 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.36
T20I debut (cap 78)4 November 2018 v West Indies
Last T20I25 July 2021 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.36
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012/13–presentBaroda
2016–2021Mumbai Indians (squad no. 24)
2022–2024Lucknow Super Giants
2022Warwickshire
2025–presentRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20
Matches 5 19 91 208
Runs scored 130 124 2,680 2,845
Batting average 65.00 24.80 37.22 24.11
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 2/15 0/8
Top score 58* 26* 133* 86
Balls bowled 228 410 4,169 3,742
Wickets 2 15 112 148
Bowling average 111.50 36.93 30.52 30.48
5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/26 4/36 6/41 4/15
Catches/stumpings 1/– 8/– 27/– 76/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 March 2025

Krunal Himanshu Pandya (born 24 March 1991) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Baroda in domestic cricket and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He is an all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls slow left-arm orthodox. He made his T20I debut for India in November 2018. In 2021, he scored the fastest half-century by a cricketer on ODI debut. He also formerly captained the Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL. He is the elder brother of cricketer Hardik Pandya.