Hardik Pandya has been the point of attention in Indian Cricket since April of 2024. He was brought back by Mumbai Indians ahead of the IPL 2024 and was made the captain leading the five time IPL winning legendary captain Rohit Sharma. Rohit Sharma fans and majority of the Indian fans were not happy with the treatment given to Sharma. Pandya was brutally abused, jeered and booed in every stadium he went to play.
The fans made his life miserable. Moreover, there was unrest within the mumbai Indians team under his captaincy and the season did not go well for him and his team. There were calls for him to be dropped from the Indian Cricket Team for the T20 World cup 2024 as well.
After the IPL 2024, there were reports of divorce between Hardik Pandya and his wife Natasa Stankovic was well. Rumours also stated that Pandya needs to pay a hefty alimony to her. Pandya arrived for the T20 World Cup in a poor state of mind.
However, he brought his best to the tournament, playing an integral part in helping India win the T20 World Cup 2024. He played crucial cameos against Afghanistan, Bangladesh and England. Pandya also picked up 11 wickets in the tournament. Moreover, he picked up the wicket of Heinrich Klaasen in the final and also bowled the all important final over to win the T20 World Cup 2024 for India.
After the win in T20 World Cup 2024, Natasa has not posted anything about Hardik Pandya or team India. This has added more fuel to the fire about the divorce rumours. There are rumours floating that Hardik Pandya is dating a Russian model.
The rumours picked up steam when Russian model and actress, Elena Tuteja, congratulated Hardik Pandya on social media for winning the T20 World Cup 2024. He posted a picture with Pandya from an ad shoot and captioned: “While India is so proud of their champions, I decided to remember my shoot with one of them. Photos from BODY X brand print shoot. @hardikpandya93 who made us proud along with his team.”
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However, she has stopped all these dating rumours by posting another photo with the West Indies legend, Brian Lara.
