'Agastya is left-handed, so Krunal and Miller will help him' - Hardik Pandya on son's cricketing talent

Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has said that he will gladly help his son Agastya if he is interested in taking up cricket as a profession. Pandya also emphasized the fact that his Gujarat Titans teammate David Miller and brother Krunal Pandya will guide Agastya as he is a left-hander.

Pandya was recently selected in the Indian squad after performing extremely well in the recently-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. It must be noted that Miller also played a very crucial role in GT’s success in the edition. Recently, he helped South Africa to chase down 212 in the first T20I match against India.

If he picks up the bat, I will be the first person to help him out: Hardik Pandya

“Agastya, if he picks up the bat, I’ll be the first person to help him out. It’s completely on him, and I don’t know genuinely. This sport is very shrewd. It has given me a lot of things but it needs heart to play this sport. There is so much of competition and a lot of other things also matter. I’ll leave that to Agastya,” Pandya said in a video shared by Star Sports.

“If he wants to play, I’ll be there and I know you will also be there to teach him. He’s a leftie right now, so he’ll learn a lot of things from you and Krunal (Pandya). If he wants to play, yes! Otherwise, if it’s up to me, I’ll have a question mark,” he added.

Pandya also stated that the fatherhood has changed him a lot and he keeps himself last in the priority list. “It (fatherhood) has given a different perspective to my life. Hardik Pandya was always his No.1 go-to guy. When Agastya came, a lot of things changed. I became the last in my priority list. Now, my whole family comes first. Krunal, Pankhu (Krunal’s wife Pankhuri), my mother – they are my priorities,” said Pandya.