Ex-India batter Wasim Jaffer recalled meeting India all-rounder Hardik Pandya, saying, "We went to Irfan's house for dinner, and that is when I met Hardik...for the first time." "Irfan told me, 'He is Hardik, meet him. He is going to play very soon'," he added. Notably, Hardik recently named Jaffer his idol, having named Irfan in earlier interviews.