Star Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya has not played since sustaining an injury at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match against Bangladesh. The 30-year-old was removed off the field right away after he hurt his ankle trying to stop a boundary off his own bowling. Prasidh Krishna was declared the World Cup’s successor when Hardik Pandya was ultimately declared ineligible to compete.
India will really need the cricketer from Gujarat to get back to full fitness because the T20 World Cup 2024 is slated to start in June in the USA and the West Indies. Hardik Pandya has been remarkably diligent in his recuperation process, even providing his supporters with sneak peeks into his workouts.
The all-around player is shown in a video posted to his Instagram account playing with his son Agastya and working out hard in the gym. “Progress, everyday,” Pandya wrote as he posted the video to his fan base.
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Notably, Hardik Pandya was supposed to be captain of the team for the World Cup, according to numerous sources.
While regular skipper Rohit Sharma hasn’t participated in a single T20I since the T20 World Cup 2022, the all-rounder has guided the team in every series since then.
When playing Afghanistan, India will require a new captain.
Nevertheless, Suryakumar Yadav led the team in both the home series against Australia and South Africa, despite his World Cup injury. It is also said that he is unlikely to feature in the forthcoming three-match Twenty20 International series against Afghanistan, which starts on January 11.
Pandya has contributed significantly to the Indian white-ball teams, with 1348 runs and 73 wickets in T20Is. Finding a suitable substitute for the all-around player would therefore be a monumental assignment for the club management.
A new face will be guiding the team in the forthcoming series as Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav are both sidelined with injuries.
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