Young all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been rested for the upcoming Test series agains🐬t Sri Lanka, the Board of Control for Cr🥀icket in India (BCCI) announced on Friday.
BCCI has issued a statement which read that due to heavy workload, the selection pa𝐆nel has decided to rest Pandya for the 3-match Test series, which starts from November 16.
Also, Pandya will undergo strength training at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) ꩵin Bangalore during this time.
“The All-India Senior Selection Committee in consultation with the Indian team management has decided to rest all-rounder Hardik Pandya for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka,” the BCCI statement read.
“Considering Pandya’s heavy recent workload, the decision was made to negate any possibility of a major injury concern. Pandya will undergo a period of strength at conditioning at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru,” the statement added.
Pandya got injured while trying to stop a cracker of a shot from Colin de Grandhomme in the last T20I against New Zealand at Thiruvananthapuram. Despite that, he went on to bowl the last over and 😼won the match for his side.
BCCI hasn’t announced any replacement for the series.
India Test squad for the first two Tests:
Virat Kohli (c), KL Rahul, Murali Vijay, Shikhar♛ Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vc), Ro🐎hit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma.
