Mumbai Indians all-rounder Hardik Pandya is known for his garish way of life. The 27-year-old got hitched to long-lasting sweetheart Natasa Stankovic prior this year and the two invited their first kid, Agastya in July. With a three-month old child kid, it appears as though Pandya knows about his duties as a dad, referenced by him during the post-coordinate collaboration with Danny Morrison on Friday.

After Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets to go top of the table, Morrison asked Pandya if he misses attending parties now that the players are restricted to the IPL bio-bubble. “I’ve become a father now so I think I should not miss that. I should be missing changing the diapers,” Pandya replied.

Pandya polished off the pursuit insistently for MI in the seventeenth over. The all-rounder, elevated to bat at No. 4, scored a quickfire 21 not out off 11 balls with three limits and a six, to assist MI with making sure about their eleventh success in 12 matches against KKR. Pondering his batting, Pandya shared a significant insight about his bat and clarified his perspective while batting.

“I have been using that bat for three years now, so it has to be good. Just making sure that I keep working on my technique and maintaining the shape is more important. I go in deep in by batting, I really like to know about the factors which I am working on and eventually when it turns out pretty well, I really enjoy it,” he said.

“It’s simple - see the ball, play the ball. In my batting, I keep it simple. I don’t think much about what the bowler is gonna bowl. I think the bowler is gonna bowl here, I prepare myself but then eventually I play merit of the ball.”