Hardik Pandya: So it was all a rumour… Hardik Pandya to be fit before Afghanistan T20 series and IPL 2024!

Hardik Pandya: So it was all a rumour… Hardik Pandya to be fit before Afghanistan T20 series and IPL 2024!

There was news about the fitness of Indian cricket team and Mumbai Indians’ star all-rounder Hardik Pandya that he may not play the Afghanistan T20 series as well as IPL 2024.

Hardik Pandya injured since World Cup 2023
Suspense remains on his comeback
Hardik Pandya likely to be fit before IPL 2024

India’s all-rounder and new Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has recovered from an ankle injury. This has been revealed in a report by Times of India. Hardik is likely to lead India in the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan at home from January 1 and play in next season’s IPL. “He has fully recovered from his ankle injury. He is training every day,” sources close to them revealed on Saturday. Earlier in the day, there were reports that Pandya was suffering from an injury.

Mumbai Indians recently appointed Pandya as their captain after buying him from Gujarat Titans for Rs 15 crore in the trading window. There was a lot of ruckus on this. Hardik Pandya was injured in the World Cup against Bangladesh. After that, he was also out of the World Cup including Australia series and South Africa tour.

However, sources said that he should definitely be fit for the IPL and possibly the Afghanistan T20. “Hardik is fit and fine. Actually, he is doing workouts daily. All the talk about him being out of IPL is just a rumor.There are still about four months left for IPL-2024, so to say anything at this time, is just speculation. Pandya recently posted two videos on Instagram, one of which shows him working out in the gym and the other playing with his son Agastya. “He will be fit soon and will be playing in the IPL,” BCCI sources said. ‘

Speaking to reporters at the Women’s Premier League auction on December 9, BCCI secretary Jay Shah had said that Pandya could return to international cricket during the three-match T20 series against Afghanistan at home. “We are monitoring it (Pandya’s fitness) on a daily basis. He is in the National Cricket Academy (NCA). He is working very hard and we will let you know how long he is fit. He can also be fit before the Afghanistan series. ‘

IPL: Mumbai Indians may lose crores, lest Hardik Pandya become a noose around the neck!

Good news is not coming for Mumbai Indians ahead of the Indian Premier League 2023. It is believed that Hardik Pandya will not be able to play in some early matches of the season. In such a situation, the team may have to suffer heavy losses.

New Delhi: Many big things have been seen before the Indian Premier League new season. In the auction for the new season, Mitchell Starc made the highest bid so far, the league’s biggest trade was seen in the form of Hardik Pandya, then the champion captain of five, Rohit Sharma, was removed from the captaincy by Mumbai Indians. At the same time, the news is coming that for Hardik Pandya, for whom Mumbai removed Rohit Sharma from the captaincy, will no longer be able to play for the team in some early matches of the season.

In such a situation, it can be a very loss deal for Mumbai. If Hardik misses a single match, then Mumbai may have to suffer a loss of more than 1 crore according to every match. Hardik Pandya was traded by the Mumbai team to Gujarat Titans for a huge amount of about 15 crores on the condition of captaincy. Hardik was also the captain in Gujarat Titans. In such a situation, if he does not play in the first few matches for Mumbai, then not only will the team have to look for a new option of captaincy.

Hardik’s fitness can be a problem

No official announcement has been made whether Hardik will play in the opening match of IPL 2024 or not, but the injury in Hardik Ankle during the ICC ODI World Cup may take a long time to heal. It is believed that he will not be fully fit until the start of IPL 2024. That is why he can sit out of the first few matches.

This is not the first time Hardik has had an injury problem. Team India has also suffered many times due to his injury. Even in Gujarat Titans, he was not able to give his hundred percent due to injury.

Mumbai did not have money to buy Hardik

Mumbai did not have the money to buy Hardik Pandya for IPL 2024. In such a situation, the team decided to release two of its big players in which it traded Australia’s Chris Green with RCB in All In Cash. Only then could Mumbai complete the amount required to buy Hardik.

On the other hand, if Hardik Pandya is not able to get fit in time, then he will not become a neck noose for Mumbai Indians. Because the captain of the team is also there and his option has not been discussed yet.