Baroda all-rounder Krunal Pandya was Retained via RTM by Mumbai Indians at Rs 8.8 crore at the IPL 2018 auctions. Krunal has been an importnat part of the MI franchise since making his debut for them in 2016 edition. Krunal has so far played 25 matches for MI where he has scored 480 runs at a strike rate of 158.41 and has scalped 16 wickets. The left-hander has also maintained good economical rate and his tally reads 7.15. Krunal faced a set back in 2015 when he underwent a shoulder injury and was forced to stay out of action for almost an year. But that didn't really affect his selection in the Mumbai Indians squad in 2016 as the franchise bought him for a sum of Rs 2 crore in that auction. He has so far played 48 T20s scoring 739 runs at a strike rate of 149.50 and has picked 39 wickets.
IPL Finals Player of the Match Winners List (2008–2025): Royal Challengers Bengaluru all-rounder Krunal Pandya became the first player to win 'Player of the Match' award in two IPL finals.
Baroda became the first Indian team to record 300 runs in a T20 match during their final-group stage game of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Sikkim in Indore on Thursday.
Baroda's team is led by Krunal Pandya in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, and they will play their first game against Gujarat at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.
Krunal Pandya has lauded his younger brother Hardik's resounding comeback during India's T20 World Cup triumph after the latter was the subject of boos in his tough return to the Mumbai Indians in the IPL.
Many sports stars including Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli, football captain Sunil Chhetri, football legend Lionel Messi and tennis star Serena Williams got married in 2017.
Krunal Pandya is following the footsteps of Zaheer Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, skipper Virat Kohli and getting married this month with long-time girlfriend Pankhuri Sharma.
Iran mission uses donations to buy 40 tonnes of medicine, unable to send them home
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A 40-tonne shipment of medicines bought by the Iranian embassy in India is stranded in New Delhi due to a damaged aircraft. The embassy is seeking alternative ways to deliver the urgently needed medicines, as pharmaceutical companies in Iran are under attack.
