Team India’s rising star Hardik Pandya who has taken the world by storm with his exceptional skills turned 24 on Wednesday.
In the two years since he started playing for India, the young Baroda lad has repeatedly proved himself as an indispensable part of the Indian team by making key contributions in domestic games, the Indian Premier League (IPL) and even international matches.
The all-rounder has earned widespread appreciation for his match-finishing abilities and is being hailed as the seam bowling all-rounder that India has been looking for since Kapil Dev.
Interestingly, he shares his birthday with the Bollywood legend, Amitabh Bachchan and also took to his Twitter to wish the superstar.
A very Happy Birthday to the evergreen @SrBachchan ji. 🎉
Great privilege to share my birthday with you and to have shared these memorable moments with you 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/7OSVa949v8
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) October 11, 2017
But this hell of a cricketer was himself flooded with wishes on Twitter. Celebrities and fellow cricketers, everybody took to social media to wish him on his special day.
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However, the conversation between Hardik and Kinita Kadakia Patel is pure gold.
“Happy Birthday to the star on the pitch & off it too- hardik pandya! P.S.: You’ve got my blessings to eat lots of #cake (& butter) today ;)”
Happy Birthday to the star on the pitch & off it too- @hardikpandya7! P.S.: You’ve got my blessings to eat lots of #cake (& butter) today 😉 pic.twitter.com/sqYeXw4HZr
— Kinita Kadakia Patel (@KSKadakia) October 11, 2017
To which Pandya HILARIOUSLY replied,
“Haha I wish
I din cut the cake yet
Because I am thinking who’s gonna eat”
Haha I wish
I din cut the cake yet
Because I am thinking who's gonna eat 🤣— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) October 11, 2017
Kinita is an internationally reputed nutritionist who works with some of the leading schools, organizations and sports teams including the Mumbai Indians IPL team and the National Cricket Academy.