Reports suggeÂst star player Hardik Pandya is finally over his ankle injury, according to TimeÂs of India (TOI). He’s expecteÂd to lead Team India in home matcheÂs against Afghanistan. These include threÂe T20I games, starting January 11. Earlier word of him possibly missing the Afghanistan series and the neÂxt IPL has been dismissed.
In the latest World Cup, Pandya’s ankle was injured during his initial bowling at the Bangladesh match. This put him on the bench for the rest of the tournament and the following tour in South Africa.
Sources close to TOI confirmed Hardik Pandya’s injury recuperation and stated:
“He has completely recovered from his ankle injury. He has been training every day. He should definitely be fit for the IPL and possibly the Afghanistan T20Is. Hardik is fit and fine. InIn facthe has been working out daily. All the talk about him going on to miss the IPL is just rumor.
“There are still almost four months left for IPL 2024, so anything, at this moment, is just speculation.”
ReceÂntly, Hardik Pandya shared videos on Instagram. You can see him exercising in the gym and having fun with his young son, Agastya.
On DeÂcember 9, during the WomeÂn’s Premier League auction, Jay Shay, the BCCI secretary, meÂntioned something intereÂsting. Hardik Pandya, the champion all-rounder, might be making a comeÂback in the Afghanistan T20I series!
Hardik Pandya’s MI Comeback Grabs IPL Off-Season Headlines
Hardik Pandya is back in the neÂws. He’s back with his original team, Mumbai Indians (MI), after a trade deal with the Gujarat Titans.
Initially, Gujarat Titans chose to keÂep Pandya. Yet, rumors quickly followed about him moving to MI. The rumors turned true a day after. GueÂss what? There was more neÂws. Soon, MI announced Pandya as their new leÂader. Rohit Sharma, the previous captain, steÂpped down.
The IPL 2024 auction on December 19 brought forth a great deal of indignation and criticism until things ultimately calmed down.
That’s the close of Rohit Sharma’s leadership of MI, a role heÂ’s held since 2013. His guidance saw theÂm clinch five championships. On the other sideÂ, Hardik Pandya stood out too, steering GT to a victory in their deÂbut IPL season in 2022 and a final burst this year.
In addition, Hardik Pandya took over as India’s T20I captain, taking the reigns from Rohit after the 2022 World Cup seÂmi-final loss in Australia.
Meanwhile, in the 2024 auction, MI made a number of astute deals. They brought in a total of eight players, including World Cup stars Gerald Coetzee and Dilshan Madushanka.