Hardik Pandya is arguably the best pace-bowling all-rounder in India. Touted as the successor of Kapil Dev at the beginning of his career, Pandya has tasted quite a lot of success in his career. From tackling on-field injuries to off-field controversies, Pandya has come a long way in international cricket. Over the course of his career, we have seen many Hardik Pandya memes.
Today we have a look at some of the funniest memes made on Hardik Pandya, after various matches and at various stages of his career.
1. Instagram’s Reaction to Hardik’s Prolific Captaincy Stats
Hardik Pandya has been made the captain of the Indian T20 side. He has also captained India in a One Day International game. Out of the 11 T20 Internationals, he has captained India in, India has won 8. India also beat Australia in the One Day International under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya. This is how Instagram reacted to his prolific captaincy record, making this one of the recent top memes on Hardik Pandya.
2. Pandya’s Batting Masterclass Against Australia
Hardik Pandya played a gem of a knock in the first T20I against Australia in September 2022. Pandya played a knock of 71 runs off just 30 balls and helped take India to a total of 208 runs.
3. Pandya’s All-Round Performance Against England
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This was one of the top memes on Hardik Pandya in 2022. Pandya played an all-round role in the third ODI against England at Old Trafford. Pandya bowled 7 overs in the game and picked up 4 wickets giving away just 24 runs. He then came to the crease and tonked 71 runs off just 55 deliveries. India won the game by 5 wickets.
4. Pandya’s Absurd Run-Out Against South Africa
Social media handles erupted following a bizarre runout of Hardik Pandya on the Second Day of the 2018 Tour of South Africa. India was in a spot of bother when a complacent Hardik Padya was run out by Vernon Philander, for being too slow to ground his bat into the crease. India ended up losing the match by 135 runs.
5. Pandya’s Special Against Pakistan
This became one of the top memes on Hardik Pandya in 2022. Pandya had a field day in the 2022 Asia Cup game against Pakistan. Bowling first, Pandya picked up 3 wickets while conceding just 24 runs in his 4 overs. He also helped India with the bat, scoring a crucial 33* runs off just 17 balls.
Now that we have seen some of the best Hardik Pandya memes from international cricket, let’s have a look at some of the top memes on Hardik Pandya from the Indian Premier League.
6. Krunal Takes the Wicket of Hardik
In a league game of IPL 2023, Hardik’s older brother Krunal Pandya took a fine catch off his own bowling to dismiss him. Social media platforms had a field day with memes. Krunal was captaining Lucknow Super Giants while Hardik was leading Gujarat Titans – the first time to happen in an IPL game.
7. Hardik’s Hit-Wicket Against Kolkata Knight Riders
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This was one of the funniest Hardik Pandya memes. It was the first league game of IPL 2020 for Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders. Hardik Pandya tried to cut a wide yorker from Andre Russell in the 19th over and ended up dislodging his own stumps. Twitter reacted with some of the top memes on Hardik Pandya.
8. Pandya’s All-Round Performance in IPL 2022
Hardik Pandya was made the captain of Gujarat Titans who debuted in IPL 2022. Pandya had a great season where he finished with 487 runs at an average of over 44, besides taking 8 wickets. He also ended up lifting the IPL trophy in his debut season as captain.
9. Gujarat Titans Versus Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2022
Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals shared an interesting rivalry in IPL 2022. Rajasthan lost to Hardik Pandya’s Gujarat Titans in the league stages, the qualifiers, and also in the Final. This is one of the funniest top memes on Hardik Pandya.
10. Hardik Twisting His Ankle in IPL 2018
Hardik Pandya, unfortunately, twisted his ankle in a league game against the Chennai Super Kings. While none of the on-field players or audience members enjoyed watching the player in pain, Twitter had some funny reactions. This meme compares the pose in which he fell, to the feeling of falling in love. There were numerous memes shared on this incident.
