Vadodara, Jan. 11 -- The India-New Zealand ODI series starting from Sunday promises to be a special one for India's pace-bowling all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who could join an elite club featuring icons like Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Kapil Dev, Sanath Jayasuriya, Viv Richards, Jacques Kallis among others as a rare breed of ODI players with 2,000 runs and 100 wickets.

India will resume its mission '2027 World Cup' with these ODIs against Kiwis and Hardik, a rare commodity with his flashy batting and 10 overs of quality pace, is all set to be in the thick of action and for plenty of records too.

Currently in 94 ODIs and 68 innings, Hardik has scored 1,904 runs at an average of 32.82, with a strike rate of almost 111, with 11 fifties t...