Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya completed 4,000 runs in international cricket and joined the elite company of legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravi Shastri and Ravichandran Ashwin for his all-round exploits
Pandya reached this milestone during the third T20I against South Africa in Centurion. In the match, Pandya played a knock of 18 runs in 16 balls, with three boundaries. His runs came at a strike rate of 112.50
In 205 international matches, Pandya has scored 4,001 runs at an average of 30.77, with a century and 19 fifties in 164 innings. His best score is 108. He has also taken 188 wickets at an average of 30.85, with best figures of 5/28
In 11 Tests, he has scored 532 runs at an average of 31.29, with a century and four fifties. His best score is 108. In the longest format, he has also taken 17 wickets at an average of 31.05, with best bowling figures of 5/28
In 86 ODIs, Hardik has also taken 1,769 runs at an average of 34.01, with 11 fifties at a strike rate of 110.35. He has also taken 84 wickets with best figures of 4/24
In T20Is, the all-rounder has accumulated 1,700 runs at an average of 27.86 and a strike rate of 141.90. He has scored four half-centuries, with the best score of an unbeaten 71 runs
He has joined Sachin Tendulkar (34,357 international runs and 201 wickets), Kapil Dev (9,031 international runs and 687 wickets), Ravindra Jadeja (6,506 international runs and 593 wickets), Ravi Shastri (6,938 international runs and 280 wickets) and Ravichandran Ashwin (4,365 international runs and 764 wickets) as the sixth Indian with a double of 4,000-plus international runs and 150 international wickets
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