Indian cricket team’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya was seen bowling with the red ball during training in England on Thursday. Hardik also posted a video of himself bowling with a red ball. Due to which now the speculations of his return to Test cricket have increased. This video of Pandya is going viral on social media very fast. Hardik Pandya has not played a single test match since 2018. He decided not to play Test cricket due to fitness reasons. In the year 2019, he underwent lower back surgery. He was asked to play in the final match of the 2023 World Test Championship against Australia. But he turned down the offer saying that he now wants to focus on limited-overs cricket keeping in mind his fitness. From the videos posted by Hardik on social media, it can be guessed that Hardik has stepped up his workload ahead of the T20 series against Bangladesh in October. Trying to increase. However, he is yet to inform the team management about his plans for red ball cricket. After the World Cup final in June 2024, Pandya played in two T20I matches against Sri Lanka. Now he has his sights set on the T20I series against Bangladesh. However, Hardik’s return to red ball cricket might be a bit difficult. The reason for this is that Hardik’s fitness hasn’t been great for the past few years. Apart from this, he will have to prove himself with the red ball in domestic cricket to earn his spot in Test cricket. Currently, Hardik is not playing in the Duleep Trophy. After making his debut in the year 2017, Hardik has played 11 Tests so far. In which he has scored 532 runs at an average of 31.29 with the help of a century and four half-centuries. He has also taken 17 wickets at an average of 31.05. Pandya has so far scored 1769 runs at an average of 33 in 85 ODIs, and has taken 84 wickets. In T20I, he has also taken 86 wickets besides scoring 1523 runs in 102 matches.

Hardik Pandya practicing with red ball. pic.twitter.com/nOs3ypwe5b

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