With the ongoing fitness issues, Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya has decided to skip the Vijay Hazare Trophy for Baroda this season.
\nHardik who has not been part of his domestic side for the last three years was asked by the Association about his availability in the Vijay Hazare tournament starting from Wednesday, to which the all-rounder replied as he is currently doing rehab in Mumbai.
\nThe 28-year old been going through a tough phase for the past few months and hasn\u2019t been at his best of both forms and fitness as he has rarely bowled after his surgery in 2019.
\nHe sustained a back issue way back in 2018 which he carried till the 2019 World Cup in England. He then underwent surgery and intense rehabilitation which kept him out of action for a long.
\nAfter making a comeback in the Indian side, Pandya was not in the condition to bowl which was quoted as part of \u2018workload management for him, though was seen bowling on a few occasions.
\nThe Pandya fitness debate again took a flow during the ICC WORLD T20 in UAE which went horribly against the expectations for men in blue resulted in heavy criticism of Hardik\u2019s inclusion in the team considering him not bowling but just ruining the team\u2019s combination by playing as a pure batsman, however, couldn\u2019t manage to do much with the bat too.
\nPandya at the moment is believed to be doing some strength work to get himself in the best shape to bowl again.
\nWhile doing rehab in Mumbai, Hardik would nonetheless need to go to NCA to prove his fitness to the coaches there before being considered for the National side selection, a culture which is set by the former NCA head and new Head Coach of Indian cricket team Rahul Dravid.
\nAsked about the injury he is carrying. \u201cEven the BCA doesn\u2019t know about it\u201d, said a senior official to PTI.
\nThe official also told that Hardik ultimately will have to play domestic tournaments before being considered for the selection in the national side.
\n\u201cThe National selection has already told all the players that all those who are not in the frame of Indian squad should go and play domestic cricket\u201d; the official added.
\nHardik Pandya is not available for team selection for India\u2019s tour to South Africa, even though he announced his unavailability. The new option in the name of Venkatesh Iyer is expected to be under the scheme of things for ODIs against the Proteas who could get picked as another bowling option as the KKR all-rounder has already started to be seen as a future replacement for Pandya.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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