Hardik Pandya & Krunal Pandya’s Father Passes Away After Cardiac Arrest

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya and his brother Krunal suffered a personal tragedy on Saturday as their father, Himanshu Pandya passed away due to a cardiac arrest. Himanshu suffered a cardiac arrest on Saturday morning and could not be revived.

Hardik, who had returned home after limited over series against Australia last month, was as home at the time of his father breathing his last. Elder brother Krunal, who was leading the Baroda team in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Trophy, has also left the tournament mid-way to reach back home.

ANI reported that Baroda captain Krunal has left the bio-bubble that he was in with the rest of the players of the team.

“Yes, Krunal Pandya has left the bubble. It is a personal tragedy, Baroda Cricket Association mourns this loss of Hardik and Krunal,” Baroda Cricket Association CEO Shishir Hattangadi told ANI.

Earlier, Hardik has often spoken highly of his father – Himanshu who was running a small car finance business in Surat. But he shut it down and moved to Vadodara to help his sons get better access to training facilities. Himanshu enrolled both Hardik and Krunal in former India wicketkeeper Kiran More’s cricket academy in Vadodara.

“Whenever I speak about Hardik and Krunal, I cannot control my tears and that they have done so well is God’s gift. Our intentions of letting them play cricket from a very young age was questioned and criticized by many relatives. But we were not willing to change our plans, and it is great to see what they have achieved now,” Himanshu Pandya had told MI TV in an interview.