Mumbai, March 20 -- Former Indian batter Wasim Jaffer recalled the first time he met the star all-rounder Hardik Pandya during the formative years of his career almost 12 years back, speaking on how the two-time T20 World Cup-winning star admired his style of batting.

Hardik, before his Team India debut in 2016, faced a heavy domestic cricket and Indian Premier League (IPL) grind. He made his debut across first-class, List-A and T20 formats within 2013-14 and graduated to the IPL in 2015. In his first IPL season with the Mumbai Indians (MI), Pandya scored 112 runs in eight innings at a strike rate of 180.65, making a name for himself with his hitting skills and his ability to deliver quality pace and accuracy with the ball.

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