Hardik Pandya’s selection for South Africa tour difficult! Status not clear on fitness

Hardik Pandya Fitness Update: Hardik Pandya, the all-rounder of the Indian cricket team, has become difficult to be selected for the tour of South Africa. According to the report, the selectors want Hardik to prove his fitness along with reporting to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for selection.

Let us tell you that Hardik played as a batsman in the match against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup. However, after that he bowled, but he did not look completely fit. It was believed that his injury was minor and he was likely to be selected for the home series against New Zealand, but was ruled out due to injury.

A BCCI official told a sports website, “He will have to take rest till the injury heals, so that he proves his fitness by visiting the NCA soon, based on which we will take a decision on his joining the tour of South Africa.” “

The official also said that at present Hardik is not fully fit and it is a matter of concern. The official further added, “At this point of time he doesn’t fit the fitness level to play Test cricket. He needs time to recover from his injury and we don’t want to rush things like it happened before the World Cup. If he goes, he will be selected for ODI and T20 series.

It is worth noting that Venkatesh Iyer, who played for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League, was selected in place of Hardik in the T20 series against New Zealand. However, captain Rohit Sharma fed Venkatesh as a batsman in the first two matches, but also got him bowled in the third T20.