Rahul Tiwari
khelja|31-10-2024
Hardik Pandya: Recently, reports are coming about Team India's star all-rounder Hardik Pandya that the veteran all-rounder may soon make a comeback in the Test team for Team India but this did not happen and the selection committee has selected him for the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Not given a chance in the 18-member team squad of Team India.
Talking about Hardik Pandya's Test career, he has played only a few matches in Tests for Team India, but during this time he played such an innings with his bat. In which Hardik Pandya scored a century facing only a few balls with the help of 8 fours and 7 sixes.
In the year 2017, Team India went on a tour of Sri Lanka under the leadership of Virat Kohli. While playing on the tour of Sri Lanka, Hardik Pandya created a ruckus with his bat and scored a century in the third match of the Test series. During his century innings, Hardik Pandya had scored 108 runs. In his stormy century innings of 108 runs, Hardik Pandya had hit 8 fours and 7 sixes.
In the last match of the Sri Lanka tour in 2017, Team India and Sri Lanka (IND VS SL) were face to face. Team India, batting first in the match, scored 487 runs in the first innings in 122 overs with the help of century innings by Hardik Pandya and Shikhar Dhawan. In response to which the Sri Lankan team scored 135 runs in the first innings.
After which Indian captain Virat Kohli gave follow on to Sri Lanka and the Sri Lankan team was all out for 181 runs in the second innings. In this way, Team India defeated Sri Lanka in the last match of the Test series by an innings and 171 runs.
Hardik Pandya has played 11 matches in Test cricket so far. In these 11 matches, Hardik Pandya has scored 532 runs with the bat at an average of 31. Talking about bowling, Hardik Pandya has also taken 17 wickets during this period.