Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 8 (ANI): India’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya is poised to complete a double of 2,000 T20I runs and 100 wickets in the shortest format, heading into the five-match T20I leg between India and South Africa starting from December 9. Heading into the series against the Proteas, Pandya is 140 runs away from completing 2000 T20 runs, while he is two wickets away from scalping 100 wickets in the shortest format. If Pandya completes 100 wickets in T20Is, he will become only the second Indian bowler to do so. Currently, he is the third-highest wicket-taker for India in the shortest format, with 98 wickets at an average of 26.58. On the other hand, in 120 matches, Pandya has slammed 1860 runs at an average of 27.35 and a strike rate of 141.01 with five fiftie

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