Hardik Pandya met Kashvee Gautam during WPL 2025 and promised her a bat.
Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Hardik Pandya fulfilled his promise to Kashvee Gautam by giving her a bat ahead of her prospective India debut. Kashvee, who had asked Pandya for a bat during the Women's Premier League this year, was overjoyed to receive the gift from the all-rounder.
Kashvee Gautam, who looks up to Hardik Pandya, is an all-rounder for the Gujarat Giants in the WPL. Following an outstanding season with the club, Kashvee won her first call-up to the Indian side ahead of the Women's ODI World Cup, which will be contested in India later this year.
Pandya met Kashvee while watching one of Gujarat's WPL matches. During that discussion, Kashvee's teammates informed Pandya that the all-rounder modeled herself after him and even wrote HP33 on her bat.
Pandya, visibly awed, assured Kashvee that he would shred one of his bats down to 1100 grams (Kashvee's original bat weight) and give it to the young all-rounder.
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And now, Hardik Pandya kept his promise to Kashvee and gifted a bat to he, when she paid a visit to the MI camp at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi ahead of MI’s IPL 2025 against DC on Sunday.
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Kashvee Gautam had an excellent season in the WPL this year. The 21-year-old finished as the team's best wicket-taker, with 11 wickets in nine matches and an economy rate of 6.45. She also contributed with the bat, scoring a handful of crucial runs for Gujarat.