A spectator ran to the playing field and captured a selfie withHardik Pandya during a 2025 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match between Baroda and Punjab on December 2. The viral incident occurred during the first innings of the clash at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
Interestingly, Hardik obliged the fan before a security personnel clutched the invader and led him back towards the boundary line. It appeared that Hardik gestured the security officials to not be too harsh on the fan while he was being taken away.
Meanwhile, Hardik made a comeback with this game after recovering from a quadriceps injury during the 2025 Asia Cup, which India eventually won by defeating Pakistan. He missed the Asia Cup final as well as the tour of Australia that followed. The all-rounder is also not a part of the ongoing home series against South Africa, missing the ODI series. The T20I squad for the all-format series against the Proteas has not been announced yet and it remains to be seen whether he will be fit enough to participate.
