NEW DELHI: A number of days again, swashbuckling India all-rounder Hardik Pandya posted a video of himself on Instagram, practising with a crimson ball.
Harm-prone Hardik, who hasn’t performed Check cricket since September 2018 and had a again surgical procedure in 2019, triggered various curiosity with the video because it led to rumours and speculations relating to his comeback within the conventional format.
However on Saturday, former India keeper-batter Parthiv Patel cleared the air on rumours surrounding Hardik’s Check comeback.
Parthiv stated he does not see the 30-year-old taking part in Assessments for India as his physique could not take the toll.
“I am not taking a look at Hardik Pandya (in Assessments). He was practising with the crimson ball solely as a result of the white ball wasn’t obtainable. I do not assume his physique permits four-day and five-day matches. He has to play at the very least one first-class sport (earlier than being thought-about for choice in Assessments), which could be very unlikely,” Parthiv stated on Jio cinema present on Day 2 of the second India vs Bangladesh Check in Kanpur.
Final 12 months, Hardik was requested to play the World Check Championship last towards Australia however the all-rounder turned the provide down saying he didn’t need a spot as an everyday Check participant.
Hardik final performed a first-class sport in December 2018 and likewise skipped this 12 months’s Duleep Trophy as a consequence of workload administration.
