Mumbai: India cricketer Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic have confirmed their separation, ending their four-year-old marriage in the “best interest for the both of us”. The couple released a joint statement on Instagram on Thursday saying they have decided to part ways with mutual consent.
The duo stated that they will continue to co-parent their three-year-old son Agastya. “After 4 years of being together, Natasa and I have decided to mutually part ways,” the cricketer wrote in an Instagram post on Thursday.
“We tried our best together and gave it our all, and we believe this is in the best interest of both of us. “This was a tough decision for us to make, given the joy, mutual respect, and companionship we enjoyed together and as we grew a family,” the statement read.
Hardik got married to Natasa, a Serbian dancer, model, and Bollywood actress based in Mumbai, on May 31, 2020, exchanging vows twice — once through Hindu rituals and once in a Christian ceremony.
Though the announcement came on Thursday, their strained relations were a matter of media discussion for the last few months. The writing became clear on the wall once Natasa removed Hardik’s photographs from her Instagram wall and also did not congratulate him for his good performances during recent the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.