Hardik Pandya: Team India's legendary all-rounder Hardik Pandya is currently the team's biggest match winner. Hardik Pandya is capable of helping Team India win matches with both bat and ball. There is no better all-rounder than Hardik Pandya in Indian cricket at the moment.
Meanwhile, there are reports in the media that Hardik Pandya will soon announce his retirement from this format of cricket and after which it is believed that Hardik Pandya will never be seen playing cricket for Team India.
Hardik Pandya has been away from Test cricket for a long time
Team India's star all-rounder Hardik Pandya started his career in Test cricket in the year 2017 on the Sri Lanka tour. After playing 11 Test matches for Team India in about 1 year, Hardik Pandya has not played any Test cricket match for the Indian team since 2018.
It is being said that Hardik Pandya will now formally announce his retirement from Test cricket.Hardik Pandya has kept distance from Test cricket to manage workload
When Hardik Pandya made his debut in Test cricket for Team India in the year 2017, after that he played in all three formats for Team India for one consecutive year. Due to which Hardik Pandya had to suffer from back injury during the Asia Cup 2018. Due to which Hardik Pandya kept himself away from Test cricket and continued to represent Team India in the white ball format.
Hardik Pandya will have to prove his fitness for Champions Trophy 2025
Hardik Pandya has returned to the T20 format of Team India with the T20 World Cup 2024, but Hardik Pandya was not a part of Team India in the ODI series on the Sri Lanka tour.
In such a situation, according to the information received from the sources present in the board, if Hardik Pandya wants to be a part of the team squad for the Champions Trophy 2025, then for that he will have to test his fitness level by playing Syed Mustaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy in domestic cricket.
