Hardik Pandya’s return to Test cricket confirmed, will be included in the Indian squad before the Melbourne Test

Hardik Pandya: These days, 5-match Border Gavaskar Trophy is being played between Team India and Australia. Meanwhile, news is coming that Indian team’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya is going to make a comeback in Test cricket. Let us tell you, Pandya has been away from Test cricket for a long time. But now after 6 years, Hardik is going to return to Team India’s red ball squad. He can be a part of the Indian team in the last two matches of the Border Gavaskar Trophy.

Hardik Pandya will join the Indian squad!

Hardik Pandya has been away from Test cricket for a long time. He last played a Test for India against South Africa in 2018. After that series he never got a chance in Test. But now news is coming that Pandya is going to make a comeback in Test cricket after 6 years. Actually, Hardik Pandya can replace R Ashwin in Team India for the Border Gavaskar Trophy, who has recently said goodbye to his 14 years of international cricket.

Let us tell you, veteran spinner Ashwin has surprised everyone by announcing his retirement immediately after the third match played in Gabba. After his retirement, India will need a player for the next two matches. In such a situation, it is believed that veteran all-rounder Hardik Pandya can fulfill this need of the team.

Hardik Pandya will fill the gap of this player

Hardik Pandya can prove to be a good option in place of R Ashwin as a fast bowler. Because he is a very useful player with ball and bat. Also, in all the three matches played so far, the bowling of the Indian team has appeared very weak. Let us tell you, except Bumrah, no bowler is able to do anything special. Siraj is definitely making some small contributions in bowling. But everyone has failed as a third bowler. In such a situation, it is believed that Pandya can fulfill this deficiency because he is a wicket taking bowler.

Great performance by Hardik Pandya

Talking about Hardik Pandya’s Test statistics, he has scored 532 runs at an average of 31.29 in the 11 Test matches played so far. During this period, he has also scored 1 century and 4 half-centuries. Whereas, if we talk about bowling, he took 17 wickets. Apart from this, Pandya has scored 1769 runs and taken 84 wickets in 86 ODIs. At the same time, he has 1700 runs and 89 wickets in his name in 109 T20s.