From Scouting Axar to Finding Hardik Pandya: India's Super All-Rounder Discovery
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John Wright Discovered Hardik Pandya: The Untold Story of India's Super All-Rounder
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News18•10-03-2026, 15:01
John Wright Discovered Hardik Pandya: The Untold Story of India's Super All-Rounder
•Hardik Pandya's stellar T20 World Cup performance, scoring 217 runs and taking 9 wickets, earned him two Man of the Match awards and global praise.
•Former Pakistani legend Rashid Latif revealed that Hardik's entry into international cricket was due to John Wright's scouting efforts.
•Wright, then Mumbai Indians coach, discovered Hardik in Gujarat while scouting Axar Patel, bringing him to Mumbai Indians for 1 million rupees.
•Pandya made his T20I debut in Jan 2016 and ODI debut in Oct 2016, with his salary skyrocketing from 1 million to 163.5 million rupees over his career.
•John Wright, former India and Mumbai Indians coach, was a key talent scout who also discovered Jasprit Bumrah and Axar Patel.