Not very long ago, news surfaced that Hardik Pandya was in the scheme of things for India in Test cricket and could play in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. For preparation, Pandya was likely to play for Baroda in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25. However, all these reports turned out to be false, especially the latter part, as Hardik Pandya has not been included in Baroda’s squad for the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season. A possible reason could be that he is currently playing a lot of white-ball cricket for India. He recently played a 3 match T20I series against Bangladesh and showed impressive performances. Also, there are many limited-over cricket matches coming up for India, they will be touring South Africa for 4 T20Is, and England will tour India for 5 T20s and 3 ODIs. All these factors suggest that the current management wants him to focus more on limited-overs cricket rather than the longer format.
When was the last time Hardik Pandya played in Ranji Trophy?
Looking at Hardik Pandya’s Ranji Trophy past, the ace all-rounder last played in the Ranji Trophy way back in 2018 against Mumbai, where he scored 73 runs and also took 5 wickets.
When was the last time Hardik Pandya played Test cricket for India?
Pandya playedhis last Test match came against England in 2018 at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. He has played 11 Tests to date, which include 1 century against Sri Lanka and also has a five-wicket haul against England.
Baroda squad for Ranji Trophy 2024-25
Krunal Pandya (c), Vishnu Solanki (vc), Priyanshu Moliya, Mitesh Patel (wk), Shivalik Sharma, Atit Sheth, Akash Singh, Bhargav Bhatt, Raj Limbani, Lukman Meriwala, Jyotsnil Singh, Akshay More (wk), Sukirt Pandey, Mahesh Pithiya, Abhimanyusingh Rajput, Ninad Rathva, Shashwat Rawat, Lakshit Toksiya.
Ranji Trophy live streaming
JioCinema will be live streaming select matches of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season, although not all matches will be available for online streaming .The Round 1 matches that will be streamed live include Mumbai vs Baroda, Madhya Pradesh vs Karnataka, and Uttar Pradesh vs Bengal. Apart from the online live stream, a live telecast is also available on Sports18 Network.
