Pandya seen practicing with Team India, hopes of return increased

Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya's return to Team India is constantly being postponed. Hardik, who has been out of Team India since back surgery, missed the T20 series against Sri Lanka and did not find a place in the squad for the ODI series against Australia. However, Pandya was seen practicing with bowling coach Bharat Arun at the Wankhede Stadium before the Mumbai ODI against Australia.

Pandya posted some pictures from her Twitter account. In which he is seen training with coach Bharat Arun along with bowlers Yuzvendra Chahal and Shardul Thakur, who are in the Indian ODI squad.

It will be told that BCCI has recently announced the T20 team going on tour to New Zealand, in which Pandya has not got a place. At the same time, Pandya has also been dropped from the India A team visiting New Zealand. Earlier the news was coming that Pandya has dropped out of this tour due to failing fitness test. But his trainer says that there is a policy behind this to save Pandya the workload of two consecutive international series.

The board has not yet announced the ODI and Test team going on tour to New Zealand. In such a situation, Pandya has this golden opportunity to make a comeback in the team. If he gets fit on time, he can get a place in the team for the ODI series starting on February 5.

Why is the return of Pandya important

Pandya's return to the limited overs team is very important for India. In the absence of Pandya, the Indian team is missing not only one extra bowling. Rather lower an explosive batsman in the lower order. A sample of this was seen during the first ODI against Australia.

An all-rounder like Pandya staying in the playing XI gives the team management the freedom to feed both their spin bowlers Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal. Who have not been able to play in the playing XI since Pandya's injury. As captain Virat Kohli has said many times, Pandya's inclusion in the team balances the playing eleven.