Hardik Pandya gets engaged on New Year Eve

Mumbai: Hardik Pandya announced his engagement with Serbian actress Natasa Stankovic in an Instagram post on Wednesday. 

Indian cricket team all-rounder Hardik Pandya announced his engagement to Serbian actress Natasa Stankovic on Wednesday on New Year's eve. Pandya posted a picture with his fiance on Instagram and the caption read - “Mai tera, Tu meri jaane, saara Hindustan. 01.01.2020 #engaged”.

India Captain Virat Kohli congratulated Hardik "Congratulations H. What a pleasant surprise. Wish you guys great times ahead. God bless," Virat Kohli commented on Hardik Pandya's Instagram post.

Many of Hardik's teammates from the Indian team and Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Mumbai Indians congratulated the cricketer on his engagement.

KL Rahul, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav and Ishan Kishan were among those who joined Hardik's celebration on Instagram.

Hardik is recovering from a back injury and has missed out on the Twenty20 International (T20I) and One-Day International (ODI) series against Bangladesh and the West Indies.

He will also miss out on India's upcoming home series against Sri Lanka and Australia but the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has named him in India A's squad for the New Zealand tour.