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Harrdy Sandhu played for the Punjab team as a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium paced bowler.
His 'bijli' didn't just light up the music world, but it also shined on the cricket field. Yes, we are talking about Harrdy Sandhu. Most of us know him as the singing star behind popular tracks like Bijli, Naah Goriye, Soch, Backbone and many more. He has also appeared in films.
But before all the fame in music and movies, Harrdy had a completely different dream – cricket. His early years were all about runs, wickets and the hope of wearing the Indian jersey one day.
Cricket Journey
Harrdy Sandhu's real name is Hardavinder Singh Sandhu. He began his career as a cricketer. He played for Punjab as a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler. He was also selected for the India Under-19 team in 2004–05 and came close to joining the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup squad in 2006.
In a podcast called Figuring Out With Raj Shamani, Harrdy shared his cricket journey. He said the Under-19 team held a training camp in Pune while preparing for the World Cup in Sri Lanka. This camp included 30 top young players from across the country. Each player had to play three matches based on which the final team would be selected.
Harrdy performed well in his first match. He took the wickets of players like Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ravindra Jadeja, Pinal Shah and Yo Mahesh. He believed this performance would help him get selected. But things didn't go as expected.
'We were batting on the third day, and it was my turn to bat. I asked Rahul Sharma, a former India and Punjab spinner, for a bat. Rahul was often called 'Venky.' Coincidentally, Venkatesh Prasad, who was our coach, was sitting in front of me. I called out 'Venky' to Rahul but to my surprise, Venkatesh Prasad thought I was addressing him. Perhaps he took offense to this and it might have influenced his decision to stick with the same squad that had played in the last two U-19 tournaments," Sandhu said.
At the time, the selectors were Pravin Amre, Dilip Vengsarkar and one more person. Harrdy wasn't picked for the final team. In 2007, he suffered an unrecoverable injury and had to give up playing cricket.
Transition From Cricket To Music
After cricket, Harrdy turned to music. He trained in folk and classical singing under Sh. Nirmal Singh. His first album was This Is Harrdy Sandhu which featured modern and upbeat songs. This was followed by Horn Blow. In 2014, his song Soch which brought him a lot of fame. The Hindi version of this track was sung by Arijit Singh for the film Airlift starring Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur. After that, Harrdy gave several hits including Kya Baat Ay, Naah, Joker and more.
Acting Career
Harrdy didn't just stick to music, he made his mark in films as well. He made his acting debut in 2014 with the Punjabi film Yaaran Da Katchup where he starred with Rana Ranbir, Anita Hassanandani, Jaswinder Bhalla and others.
In Bollywood, Harrdy made his debut with 83 that brought his first love, cricket, back into his life in a whole new way. Released in 2021, the movie told the story of India's iconic 1983 Cricket World Cup win. Harrdy played the role of Madan Lal, one of the key fast bowlers in the team. Ranveer Singh played Kapil Dev, the legendary captain who led India to victory. The film featured a big ensemble cast including Deepika Padukone, Pankaj Tripathi, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiiva, Saqib Saleem, Jatin Sarna, Chirag Patil, Dinker Sharma, Nishant Dahiya, Sahil Khattar, Ammy Virk, Adinath Kothare, Dhairya Karwa and R. Badree.
Harrdy also starred in Code Name: Tiranga, a spy action film co-starring Parineeti Chopra. It was directed by Ribhu Dasgupta.
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