India and Mumbai Indians (MI) cricketer Hardik Pandya turned a year older on Monday. Birthday wishes for the cricketer started pouring in on various social networking sites. In a special wish to their star all-rounder, Mumbai Indians tweeted an image of the cricketer with a message written on it. “To the man that personifies the phrase Bohot Hard. Happy Birthday, HP!” the caption read. Next to “bohot hard”, MI also posted a fisted hand emoji. After his debut for the franchise in 2015, Hardik has been a consistent contributor with both the bat and the ball.

To the man that personifies the phrase

Happy Birthday, HP! #OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #IPL2021 #HardikPandya @hardikpandya7 pic.twitter.com/4eH94bcPNF

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) October 10, 2021

Members of the cricket fraternity, too, wished Hardik on his special day.

India captain Virat Kohli posted a message on Instagram Stories with an image of himself and Hardik. Kohli wished Hardik “good health, happiness and peace”.

Hardik’s India teammate, Mayank Agarwal, too posted a wish on Instagram Stories.

Happy Birthday Brother @hardikpandya7
Wishing you all the success ahead in life #HardikPandya https://t.co/YInjv3LyCD pic.twitter.com/a6QnKs2RjI

— Munaf Patel (@munafpa99881129) October 11, 2021

The hard-hitting batsman has played 123 International matches, scored 2,302 runs and taken 116 wickets. The BCCI posted these numbers on its official Twitter handle while wishing the cricketer.

international matches
international runs
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Here’s wishing @hardikpandya7 a very happy birthday!#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/covf2HmF0b

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 11, 2021

The Indian Premier League (IPL) also wished Hardik on its Twitter handle.

A very happy birthday to @hardikpandya7. #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/Nyi98aWayv

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 11, 2021

Mumbai Indians failed to qualify for the IPL playoffs. Hardik’s next cricket assignment is the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which will be played in the UAE and Oman.