Hardik Pandya, the star India all-rounder, finally reached home after shining in India's T20 World Cup 2024 win over South Africa. Team India's vice-captain could meet his son Agastya for the first time after being the T20 World Champions on July 5 (Friday). Hardik put out an emotional Instagram post which highlighted his emotions.
Hardik handed over his winners medal to his son and while sharing the pictures, he captioned the post: "My #1! Everything I do, I do for you ❤️❤️❤️." However, Hardik's wife Natasa Stankovic is missing from these pictures amid divorce rumours that seems to have taken an emotional toll on the cricketer as he broke down in tears after winning the T20 World Cup.
Take a look at Hardik Pandya's Instagram post here:
Hardik Pandya Opens Up On Getting Booed By Fans During Chat With PM Modi
Other than his personal life, Hardik was even booed by fans at stadiums after he replaced Rohit Sharma as the captain of Mumbai Indians (MI) in IPL 2024. He opened up on the same during Team India's interactive session with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the team's return from Barbados.
"Last 6 months have been very entertaining for me, there have been a lot of ups and downs and the public booed me. A lot of things happened and I always felt that if I give any answer, it would be through sports... So I believed that I would stay strong, will work hard," Pandya told PM Modi.
With Rohit having announced his retirement from T20Is, Hardik is likely to be named the full-time captain of India in T20Is.