PUNE, India (Reuters) - After racing to the fastest one-day international (ODI) fifty by a debutant, India's Krunal Pandya dedicated Tuesday's record-breaking knock against England to his late father who died of a cardiac arrest in January. Tears rolled down my face as I felt your presence with me," Krunal wrote on Twitter https://twitter.com/krunalpandya24/status/1374410298359083008. Krunal, who raised his bat to the heavens when he reached his fifty, finished the innings with an unbeaten 58 which included seven boundaries and two sixes. The 29-year-old all-rounder broke down when he was interviewed during the innings break but his younger brother Hardik, who handed him his first cap before the game, was on hand to console him. He's smiling down on you brother and sent an early birthday gift for you," Hardik said.

Source: The Star March 23, 2021 18:56 UTC