Hardik unlikely to recover before Australia series; Suryakumar Yadav, Ruturaj Gaikwad in contention to lead

Star allrounder Hardik Pandya who has been main India in the T20I format for the reason that Men in Blue misplaced the T20 World Cup 2022 semifinal to England in Adelaide, is unlikely to function in the forthcoming T20I collection in opposition to Australia at dwelling.

As per a PTI report, Hardik requires extra time to recover from the ankle damage he sustained in his follow-through in the course of the World Cup sport in opposition to Bangladesh whereas taking part in on the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium in Pune on October 19.

“There is some time before Hardik can be declared fit and available for selection. It would be more practical for him to try and complete his rehabilitation with a possible ‘RTP’ (Return To Play) during SA (South Africa) series. It will certainly be NCA (National Cricket Academy) Sports science team’s call,” a BCCI official advised the information company PTI on the situation of anonymity.

If Hardik fails to recover on time then the All India Senior Men National Selection Committee headed by Ajit Agarkar may identify both Suryakumar Yadav or Ruturaj Gaikwad the captain of India for the Australia collection.

Suryakumar is one in every of India’s most constant performers in the T20I format and has been delivering stupendous performances with the bat in hand for fairly a while now. Selectors may also take a look at Ruturaj as a possible captaincy candidate as he led India to gold on the lately culminated Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.

Based on stories, it appears that evidently the staff for the five-match T20I collection in opposition to the Aussies will probably be introduced after India’s World Cup semifinal fixture. 

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