New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): India all-rounder Hardik Pandya’s return to aggressive motion has suffered one other setback, with a recent shin harm set to rule him out of the three-match ODI sequence towards Australia A subsequent month.
Pandya had been named within the India A squad for the 50-over matches, starting October 6 in Puducherry, topic to health clearance. Nonetheless, he has now been suggested to relaxation for 15 days after sustaining the shin harm, Cricinfo reported.
The Australia A sequence was anticipated to function an essential health take a look at for Pandya, notably to evaluate his capability to bowl his full quota of 10 overs forward of India’s five-match ODI sequence towards New Zealand, starting November 4.
Hardik has continued to battle with ache whereas bowling, additional extending his absence from aggressive cricket, which started in late Could in the course of the IPL. He has spent a lot of the intervening interval present process rehabilitation on the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru.
The all-rounder initially suffered again spasms in the course of the IPL earlier than sustaining a leg pressure on the CoE forward of India’s ODI sequence towards Afghanistan in June.
Hardik skilled shin ache shortly earlier than his choice for the Afghanistan sequence. Scans subsequently revealed a problem along with his tibia, prompting the medical staff to advise him to relaxation for round every week.
On September 17, Hardik underwent his first health take a look at, throughout which he bowled. Nonetheless, he didn’t full the total 10-over quota, which is taken into account a key requirement by the BCCI Centre of Excellence medical workers, together with the Indian staff administration and selectors, earlier than clearing him for aggressive cricket.
Throughout his second health take a look at on September 19, the shin ache resurfaced. Following one other scan this week, Hardik has been suggested to take full relaxation for 2 weeks, after which he’ll endure one other evaluation.
Hardik has not performed an ODI for the reason that Champions Trophy remaining in March final 12 months, with recurring health points persevering with to disrupt his return to the 50-over format forward of the 2027 ODI World Cup in October-November. (ANI)
