Mumbai (Commonwealth Union)_ Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya has once again broken the internet with his social media posts. On Valentine’s Day, the renowned India all-rounder renewed his wedding vows with wife Natasa Stankovic. The cricketer shared pictures of the event on social media, which went viral. He took to Instagram to share the happy moment and captioned it as, “We celebrated Valentine’s Day on this island of love by renewing the vows we took three years ago. We are truly blessed to have our family and friends with us to celebrate our love”.
Hardik and Natasa had their engagement on a cruise on January 1, 2020, and the duo got married during the COVID-19 lockdown. The couple are now parents to a baby boy named Agastya, who was born later that year. Now, Hardik has posted a series of fresh wedding photographs. Sharing the images, he penned, “Now and forever”. Pandya, who drove the Gujarat Titans to the IPL 2022 championship, has lately assumed the post of captain for the India T20I team. There is talk that Pandya could become a long-term candidate for the T20I captaincy.
Pandya has described in detail how he has adapted his style to meet the needs of the team. He said, “I have always enjoyed hitting sixes. But that’s life, I have to evolve. I have believed in partnerships, and I want to give my batting partner and my team some assurance and calmness that I’m there. I have played more games than any of these guys. I have learned how to accept and swallow pressure and make sure everything is calm. Maybe I need to get my strike rate down for that”. He added, “Taking on new responsibilities is something that I always look forward to. I want to take the new ball role too, because I do not want anyone to come and take that challenging role. If they are under pressure, then we are chasing the game. I want to lead the front. I have been working on my new ball skills”.
Pandya also said that his position is comparable to that of former India skipper MS Dhoni in the latter stages of his international career. He said, “I don’t mind playing the role that somewhere down the line Mahi used to play. I was young at that time and hitting all over the park. But since he’s gone, all of a sudden, that responsibility is on me. I don’t mind. We are getting results. It’s okay for me to play a little slowly.”
