Hardik & Krunal Pandya’s Father Dies; Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar & Others Express Grief; Hardik Pens An Emotional Note
Cricketers Hardik & Krunal Pandya lost their father on January 16. 71-year-old Himanshu Pandya died after suffering a heart attack. India captain Virat Kohli took to Twitter to pay condolences to Hardik and Krunal. God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar also sent out his condolences. Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle tweeted, “You told me of the role your father played in you guys becoming the cricketers you did”. Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan & Yuvraj Singh also paid their condolences to the Pandya family. Many Indian cricketers took to social media to express grief. Meanwhile, India all-rounder Hardik Pandya on January 17 shared an emotional post on social media for his late father. In the heart-wrenching post, Hardik said that losing his father was the ‘most difficult things to accept in life’, but added that the ‘good memories’ will keep them going.
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