Hardik Pandya gets dismissed cheaply on his 50-over format return

Hardik Pandya performed a 50-over sport after a hiatus of 14 months. He was a part of the Baroda group within the Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT 2024-25) sport in opposition to Bengal on Saturday, December 28. Notably, the sport was held on the Gymkhana Floor, in Hyderabad. He final performed a 50-over sport throughout the World Cup 2023 fixture in opposition to Bangladesh and obtained injured throughout the match. He needed to discontinue taking part within the event and solely performed T20Is after recuperating from an ankle damage. 

Talking of the star Indian all rounder’s efficiency, after his comeback to the 50-over format, it was a forgettable one. The all-rounder scored only one run and returned to the pavilion. He scored one run off the primary ball he confronted however obtained dismissed on the very subsequent supply after being caught by Sudip Kumar Gharami off Pradipta Parmanik’s bowling.

It’s price noting that, Hardik Pandya was not named within the preliminary squad listing of Baroda and missed a few video games on account of private causes. His return nevertheless was not memorable. The event shall be essential for the 31-year-old as he’s anticipated to function for the Indian group within the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 scheduled to begin in February 2025. 

Hardik impresses with bat in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

After the profitable outing within the T20 World Cup 2024, he had an opportunity to function within the ODIs for Males in Blue, however the right-handed batter opted out of the ODI collection in opposition to Sri Lanka owing to private causes. He has performed a complete of 86 ODIs for the Indian group and has been their premier all-rounder for some time now.

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Regardless of him being away from the 50-over format, Hardik impressed everybody along with his batting for Baroda within the not too long ago concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT 2024). He scored 246 runs with a strike charge of 193.70. Talking of his hard-hitting prowess, he smashed 17 fours and 20 sixes within the event. 

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