Hardik Pandya made his debut for Team India against Australia in January 2016. But after scoring 21 runs in the very first over, he felt that his dream of playing for the country was over. Pandya made his debut in 2016 during the Adelaide T20 against Australia with another fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. Pandya had a very poor start and gave himself 26 runs off his first 8 balls in international cricket, although Pandya later returned after taking 2 wickets.
Hardik Pandya had scored 26 runs in 8 balls in his first T20 match: According to the report, Hardik told Harsha Bhogle on Cricbuzz show, 'I gave 26 runs off my first 8 balls and honestly I thought. That my career was over. When he took a long six against me, about 105-119 meters, I thought I was just finished. I felt that it could not be worse than this and then in the end I could take some wickets. Hardik said that MS Dhoni did not say anything to him after a bad start because he wanted me to learn from myself.
Hardik Pandya said, 'Dhoni is family for me': Hardik said, 'I think he (MS Dhoni) wanted me to learn from my own experiences.' The all-rounder also talked about his relationship with Dhoni and he has come very close to the former Indian captain during the last two years. Hardik said, 'He (Dhoni) is like a brother to me. For me, they are family. Pandya said, 'I have been very close to Mahi Bhai in the last two years. I was surprised I did not know that he is so open, friendly and funny. Hardik also selected his all-time playing XI during this conversation and chose MS Dhoni as the captain of his team. Hardik Pandya's All-Time IPL XI: Chris Gayle, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Hardik Pandya, Sunil Naren, Rashid Khan, Jaspreet Bumrah, Lasith Malinga.
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