Hardik Pandya’s decision to retire amid New Zealand Test series! Leaving this format forever

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|20-10-2024

Hardik Pandya: The Indian cricket team is currently playing the first Test match of the 3-Test series with the New Zealand cricket team, which is being played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. India's condition looks very bad in this test match, due to which all the Indian fans are very sad.

But now another news is coming out in this series, according to which Indian cricket team's star all-rounder Hardik Pandya can retire from the Test format. In such a situation, let us know what is the whole matter and whether Hardik is really going to say goodbye to Test cricket.

Hardik Pandya may retire from Test cricket

Hardik Pandya test

Let us tell you that Indian cricket team's star all-rounder Hardik Pandya was last seen playing in Test cricket in the year 2018. But since then he has not been able to return to the Test team till now.

Hardik has not entered the Test team due to his fitness and now the news is coming that he has decided to say goodbye to Test cricket. However, nothing has been said officially regarding this yet. But there are strong chances of this happening.

Because of this, Hardik can say goodbye to Test

Actually, Hardik Pandya made his Test debut against Sri Lanka in 2017 and was last seen playing against England in 2018. After this, due to injury, he stayed away from the Test and keeping his fitness in mind, he has not yet decided to return to this format.

In such a situation, there are good chances that he can say goodbye to this format.

Hardik's test career is like this

Talking about Hardik Pandya's Test career, till now he has scored 532 runs in 18 innings of 11 Test matches. During this period, he has scored 1 century and 4 half-centuries with the best score of 108. And in 11 matches, he has shown the way to the pavilion to 17 batsmen.

In such a situation, there are good chances that he can say goodbye to this format.

Hardik's test career is like this

Talking about Hardik Pandya's Test career, till now he has scored 532 runs in 18 innings of 11 Test matches. During this period, he has scored 1 century and 4 half-centuries with the best score of 108. And in 11 matches, he has shown the way to the pavilion to 17 batsmen.

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