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Sports / Mon, 22 Jun 2026 Cricbuzz

The Hardik Pandya conundrum: Injured, dropped, or not in plans?

The Pandya situation may be seen in the context of a recent statement from Team India. "When Hardik's fit, he obviously brings a different element because he's such a strong batter, such a strong finisher. It is difficult to find a finisher who can give you overs as well. Like I said with Nitish (Reddy), for the last 18 months he's shown glimpses of how important he can be to this team, particularly in this format. I feel his body's getting stronger and stronger and I sort of feel he is the natural successor to Hardik," India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said before the Chennai ODI.

The Pandya situation may be seen in the context of a recent statement from Team India. "When Hardik's fit, he obviously brings a different element because he's such a strong batter, such a strong finisher. It is difficult to find a finisher who can give you overs as well. So those guys are all tracking really nicely. Like I said with Nitish (Reddy), for the last 18 months he's shown glimpses of how important he can be to this team, particularly in this format. I feel his body's getting stronger and stronger and I sort of feel he is the natural successor to Hardik," India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said before the Chennai ODI.

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