Hardik Pandya, the talismanic all-rounder for Team India, is vacationing in Goa to make the most of his time off the field. The 31-year-old visited the far-flung location after the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season ended.
Hardik posted a handful of images of himself lounging in Goa to his Instagram story. One of the pictures showed the famous cricket player having fun beside a swimming pool.
The IPL 2025 was the second year of Hardik as the skipper of Mumbai Indians (MI). The five time champions reached fourth place in the points table under his leadership as they won eight of the 14 league games.
In the Eliminator, he made a significant cameo as MI defeated Gujarat Titans (GT) by 20 runs. At 22 off nine balls, the daring batter was still undefeated. He helped his team to 228/5 in 20 overs by hitting three sixes off Gerald Coetzee’s bowling in the last over.
MI didn’t make it to the final, though. After losing to eventual runners-up Punjab Kings (PBKS) by five wickets in the Qualifier 2, they were eliminated from the competition.
In the edition, Hardik amassed 224 runs with a strike rate of 163.50 across 12 innings. With 14 scalps from as many innings at an economy rate of 9.77, he was MI’s third-highest wicket-taker.
Hardik Pandya Gets Emotional After Krunal Pandya Shines for RCB in IPL 2025
Krunal Pandya, the brother of Hardik Pandya, was the leading star and helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to beat PBKS by 6 runs in the IPL 2025 final on June 3 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The left-arm spinner was rated the Player of the Match after RCB managed to block off a 190-run score.
Krunal only conceded 17 runs compared to four overs in which he took the important wickets of Prabhsimran Singh and Josh Inglis. His bowling feats were judged the best player of the series in the final or match.
In response to his sibling’s outstanding performance during the crucial meeting, Hardik Pandya posted the following on Instagram:
“In tears right now. Proud of you bhai.”
RCB ended an 18-year trophy drought by defeating PBKS to win their first IPL championship.
