IND vs ENG LIVE: ICC T20 World Cup 2022: Hardik Pandya Chef – There is no secret in the fact that flamboyant India all-rounder Hardik Pandya is a fitness freak. The star cricketer takes his private chef, Aarav Nangia everywhere he goes. Ahead of the T20 WC semifinal, chef Nangia revealed how he regulates the food which Pandya eats in a day and properly accounts for the number of calories that the cricketer intakes. It might look over the board for some people. But for Hardik Pandya, it’s just a part of his dedication to his job. For more updates about ICC T20 WC 2022 and India vs England LIVE follow InsideSport.IN
Hardik Pandya Chef: Moong Dal Khichdi is secret behind flamboyant India all-rounder Hardik Pandya fitness, reveals his personal travelling chef ahead of IND vs ENG SF encounter – Follow ICC T20 WC LIVE
Hardik is probably the most vital clog in current Team India’s machinery, especially in white-ball cricket. That’s why it is necessary that the all-rounder maintains his physique and fitness at an optimum level to continuously perform at high levels.
One of the most crucial choices Pandya made to level up his fitness in the game was to take Nangia, his personal chef, across the globe to meet his unique nutritional needs. It costs, but Pandya decided pretty early that it was a requirement he couldn’t go without, and was ready to spend from his pocket for his food.
The Indian team does not have a personal chef on the road, and players are typically given daily stipends for food.
Most of the time, Chef Nangia takes the same flight as the Indian squad; he is staying in the Adelaide apartment that is closest to the team hotel.
“I have to make clean food, for me which means no preservatives. I have to keep it very simple. I have to take care of his macros. On a regular day, I have to give him (Pandya) 3000 calories and on match days, he has to put in so much effort and spend a lot of energy. He needs energy. So on match days, I give him 4000 calories,” Nangia told Indian Express.
When playing domestically, he prepares food at the team hotel. “When in India, hotels are kind enough to accommodate me in their kitchen and when we are flying internationally and playing outside India, I have to take an apartment nearby and I carry my ingredients, cook in that apartment and head to his hotel room,” Nangia said.
Hardik Pandya Chef: What does all-rounder love to eat?
The chef also revealed what Hardik love to eat. “He loves vegetarian food and the food which he has grown up on in Gujarat. So that is his comfort food. There is a khichdi I make which is made of simple moong dal and rice. It’s a semi-dry one and it’s tempered with some low spices and some ghee which he likes to have,” he said.
Pandya also likes jeera rice. However, the timing of his meals is very important in maintaining his diet.
“We need to keep the timing of his meals in mind. Because if his meal is delayed, then we don’t want to risk him having a bad stomach day or feeling a bit unwell. We just want to keep the timing on point. Even if he is travelling abroad, we try to keep his menu as fresh and inventive as possible,” Nangia said.
Solid performance ✅
Onto the semis 🇮🇳 💪 pic.twitter.com/mgnmo8mnmJ— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) November 6, 2022
Hardik will next feature in India’s semifinal clash against England in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 on Thursday.
