If Hardik Pandya steps onto the field for Team India’s opening match against the UAE, he would unlock an achievement straight away. The all-rounder would achieve what the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, or Jasprit Bumrah could not achieve. Pandya participated in the previous editions of the Asia Cup in the T20 format in 2016 and 2022, and the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 will be his third consecutive tournament appearance in the shortest format.
With this, Hardik Pandya would become the first Indian player to feature in consecutive editions of the Asia Cup T20. Moreover, Pandya is 3 wickets away from becoming the leading wicket-taker in the Asia Cup T20, surpassing former Indian teammate Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s tally of 13 wickets. Last but not least, Pandya is 188 runs and 6 wickets to become the second player to complete 2000 runs and take 100 wickets in T20Is.