Hardik Pandya announces split with Natasa Stankovic minutes after being snubbed off T20I captaincy
Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic calls it a day to their four-year marriage after Indian vice-captaincy snub.
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Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic, image courtesy: X
Indian all-rounder, Hardik Pandya announced his divorce with Natasa Stankovic after captaincy and vice-captaincy snub from Indian cricket team. The Mumbai Indians skipper took to Instagram to draw curtains on their four-year old marriage, a moot for speculation amongst the fans for a while now.
The rumor mill has been churning out countless rumors about the Serbian actor and model, Stankovic being not in good terms with Hardik Pandya. The star dropped the surname ‘Pandya’ from her Instagram account while not being a part of the audience for even a single IPL game in Pandya’s maiden season as a the skipper of Mumbai Indians. In fact, Natasa Stankovic didn’t wish Pandya on his T20 World Cup triumph which drew major flak from the Indian fans.
After 4 years of being together, Hardik and I have decided to mutually part ways. We tried our best together and gave it our all, and we believe this is in the best interest for the both of us. This was a tough decision for us to make, given the joy, mutual respect and companionship we enjoyed together and as we grew a family. We are blessed with Agastya, who will continue to be at the centre of both our lives and we will co-parent to ensure that we give him everything that we can for his happiness.Hardik Pandya wrote on his Instagram
Pandya had a rocky start to the evening already after the Indian team, for the Sri Lankan tour was announced, where he was stripped off the Indian vice-captaincy while Shubman Gill was handed over the responsibility. Despite a fine showdown in the T20 World Cup, this decision left the fans askance.
How Hardik Pandya bossed the T20 World Cup?
Hardik Pandya played a handful of crucial knocks coming out late in the T20 World Cup, where he amassed 144 runs from the six innings that he batted in at an average of 48. More importantly the strike rate of 151.57 was another reason for a monumental impact that Pandya had on the game.
However, he was more instrumental with the ball in his hands, claiming 11 wickets at an economy rate of 7.64 while averaging a modest 17.36. In the grand finale, he was the hero for Team India with a couple of massive wickets in the form of Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller that cemented India’s win in the T20 World Cup.
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