allrounder Hardik Pandya has declared who is his first ‘love’. In an Instagram post, the 24-year old shared a photo with wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik with the caption, “My No.1 love”. If that was not all, the hard-hitting batsman also used hearts smileys in the caption. Karthik is known to be a good friend with Pandya and during his recent interview with Gaurav Kapur at the Breakfast with Champions, the wicketkeeper-batsman acknowledged he spends plenty of time with Pandya and KL Rahul.
But Pandya’s declaration has spurred a sarcastic reply from Karthik’s wife Dipika Palllikal. The squash player, in a comment, expressed her ‘disapproval’ on being replaced. “Clearly, I’ve been replaced. Thanks,” she wrote in a comment.
With Wriddhiman Saha needing to undergo a surgery for a long-time injury, Karthik has been selected as the first choice wicketkeeper in India’s squad for the five-match Test series against England. It will be the first time since 2007, that the 32-year will play a Test series in the country. It will be his second series since his return to the format. He earlier played the one-off Test against Afghanistan in June.
