New Delhi: Several of India’s key players have not been seen in international cricket for several weeks due to various injuries, both before and after IPL 2026, and all-rounder Hardik Pandya is one of them. However, Hardik could be back in competitive action from October 6.
The 32-year-old Hardik last played a competitive match for India in the March-May IPL, representing Mumbai Indians. He has been out of action since then after suffering a serious thigh injury and being declared unfit.
Hardik has been included in the India A squad that will face Australia A during the latter’s tour of India in October. The India A team, led by Devdutt Padikkal, will first play two multi-day matches against Australia A, but Hardik is not part of that squad. He has, however, been named in the squad for the three ODIs against Australia A on October 6, 9 and 11. Ruturaj Gaikwad will captain the ODI side.
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Coincidentally, around the same period, India’s senior team will play three ODIs against the West Indies from September 27 to October 3. Shubman Gill is the captain of the Indian team.
Who is in the two India A Squads?
Multi-day squad: Devdutt Padikkal (captain), Sai Sudharsan (vice-captain), Aman Mokhade, Ayush Pandey, Yash Rathod, Shaikh Rasheed, Kumar Kushagra (wicketkeeper), Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Tushar Deshpande, Anshul Kamboj, Prafull Hinghe, N. Jagadeesan (wicketkeeper), Nachiket Bhute and Vijaykumar Vyshak.
ODI squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Devdutt Padikkal (vice-captain), Priyansh Arya, Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Hardik Pandya, Kumar Kushagra (wicketkeeper), Nishant Sindhu, Vipraj Nigam, Arshin Kulkarni, Arshad Khan, Naman Dhir, Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Gurjapneet Singh and Yash Thakur.
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