India allrounder Hardik Pandya is reportedly gearing up for his much awaited return to red ball cricket. The star cricketer is set to play white-ball cricket for Baroda in the domestic circuit and may also be seen in action in the Ranji Trophy.
Hardik Pandya has not played a Test match or a first-class match since 2018 due to sporting concerns. He has suffered a number of serious injuries in recent years and has moved away from the longest format of the game to protect himself for limited-overs cricket.
However, the 30-year-old wore white once again this year. According to a report in Sports Tak, a top source in the Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) said that there are fillers that the all-rounder will play the white-ball games and most likely the red-ball game as well. .
Last week, Hardik Pandya released a video of himself bowling a red ball during a training session in England, sparking speculation about his return to Test cricket. According to reports, he is interested in returning to the Test side.
Pandya is expecting to return to the Indian Test side for the much-awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia scheduled to start later this year, the source said. Pandya may also be part of the Indian Test squad for the home series against New Zealand.
Pandya last played for Team India during the T20 series against Sri Lanka in July. Interestingly, he was not part of the Indian squad for the three-match ODI series against the Islanders. Before that, he starred with both bat and ball in India’s victorious campaign in the T20 World Cup in June.
Hardik Pandyan’s Test Career:
Before suffering injury setbacks, Hardik Pandya hit the ground running in Test cricket. The allrounder played 11 Tests and scored 532 runs with a century and four half-centuries, including a 48-ball fifty on debut. With the ball, Pandya took 17 wickets in England, including a five-wicket haul.
