Hardik Pandya Injured: Hardik Pandya Injury Updates – Fresh injuries for Gujarat Titans? Fans were surprised when they saw that GT skipper Hardik Pandya didn’t bowl a single over in their recent encounter against Mumbai Indians. Fans were pleasantly surprised when Mohit Sharma opened the spell with Mohammed Shami. Later, Gujarat Titans assistant coach Ashish Kapoor has revealed that Hardik Pandya had a back sprain just prior to the start of the game. Follow Indian Premier League 2023 LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN
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GT opted for 5 bowlers in their game against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede. Mohammed Shami and Mohit Sharma were tasked with the responsibility with the new ball. In the middle overs, the Afghan spin duo of Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad weaved their magic. Alzarri Joseph finished the spell.
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Hardik Pandya Injury
Ashish Kapoor, the assistant coach of Gujarat Titans went on to reveal that the GT skipper experienced a back sprain just before the start of the game. And therefore no risk was taken and Hardik was not asked to bowl as a means of precaution for the same. Kapoor further went on to reveal that the star all rounder experienced some stiffness on his back.
It was crucial for the Gujarat Titans to take a call and address the issue immediately. The team immediately decided that Hardik won’t bowl in the game. He however was an active player in the field.
Hardik Pandya didn’t bowl during MI vs GT clash due to a back injury 👀🏏#SRHvLSG #IPL2023 #HardikPandya #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/aVGC7gIE36
— InsideSport (@InsideSportIND) May 13, 2023
As Gujarat went on to suffer a 27-run defeat at the hands of Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya’s stay on the crease was short. He managed to score just 4 runs from 3 deliveries before returning to the pavillion.
Though there are no further updates and Hardik not bowling is a precautionary check for the player. But with the IPL reaching to wards the end of the group stage and the knockouts near, GT wouldn’t want any more to their skipper.
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