Bhanu Pania smashed beautiful ton in SMAT with ‘bat gifted by Hardik Pandya’

Bhanu Pania scored a stunning century which helped Baroda shatter the T20 record. Bhanu Pania scored a 51-ball unbeaten 134-run knock which helped his side amass 349, the highest T20 total against Sikkim in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The 28-year-old batter thanked Hardik Pandya for gifting him the bat with which he slammed the magnificent ton. In an exclusive interaction with InsideSport Pania went on to delve into more details about his life.

Hailing from Baroda, Bhanu Pania is a huge admirer of Hardik Pandya. He claims that Hardik acts as his biggest motivation and it is his dream to play in the IPL for Mumbai Indians under Hardik Pandya. Coming to the game, he thanked Hardik for gifting him the bat which eventually made all the difference

Hardik Pandya gifted a bat

Coming to bat at number 3, Bhanu Pania was a class apart. He let his bat do the talking as he unleashed his carnage against Sikkim. Batting with a strike rate of 263, he notched up 5 fours and 15 sixes to blast past his way to reach his century in a stunning fashion. “Hardik Pandya gifted a bat to me and from that only I scored 134 runs against Sikkim today,” Bhanu Pania told InsideSport exclusively.

Huge Admiration for Hardik Pandya

Bhanu Pania went on to claim that he admires Hardik Pandya and plans on playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with Hardik. He also revealed that he idolized MS Dhoni while growing up and also used to copy his batting style.

“I try to do what Hardik Pandya does. He is a big inspiration of mine. He is in my team and one of my biggest motivation. Hardik Pandya is a very jolly person. I like him a lot. He is a very down to earth person and is a proper team player. He never makes us feel that he is a very big player. My inspirations in cricket are MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya. I used to copy MS Dhoni while growing up,” he concluded.