India T20 WC Squad: Hardik Pandya to be rested for South Africa T20 Series, will train at NCA for World CUP: Follow IND vs SA LIVE

India T20 WC Squad – IND vs SA T20 Series: After helping India script a series win over Australia, Hardik Pandya will land in Bengaluru on Monday. The all-rounder is not part of Rohit Sharma’s squad for the India vs South Africa series, which starts on September 28 in Thiruvananthapuram. Pandya will, however, be at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. The Indian player will join the squad early next month and leave for Australia after the T20 series. Follow India T20 World Cup live updates with InsideSport. 

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The rest of the Indian squad will head towards Thiruvananthapuram for the 1^st T20. Pandya, on the other hand, is heading towards Bengaluru. Pandya even posted a picture with Bangalore as caption, stating his next destination.

T20 World Cup: India all-rounder Hardik Pandya to start training at NCA in Bengaluru for ‘conditioning work’ ahead of T20 World Cup, follow live updates

It is to be noted that there is no major concern for his NCA visit. The player is not injured as he looked fit in the India vs Australia series. This decision of his visit to the NCA was confirmed by the BCCI when the Indian team for the World Cup, Australia and South Africa was announced.

T20 World Cup: India all-rounder Hardik Pandya to land in Bengaluru on Monday, will be at NCA for ‘conditioning work’ before T20 World Cup, follow live updates

M. O. O. D as #TeamIndia beat Australia in the third #INDvAUS T20I & seal the series win. 👍 👍

Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/xVrzo737YV pic.twitter.com/uYBXd5GhXm

— BCCI (@BCCI) September 25, 2022

 

“Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be reporting to the NCA for conditioning-related work during the course of the home series against Australia and South Africa,” BCCI said in a statement then.

Interestingly, Arshdeep was rested in the India series against Australia and was at the NCA. He is in the South Africa series while Bhuvneshwar and Pandya will be at NCA for the next few days for conditioning.

With the T20 World, it is a perfect period for Pandya to take good rest. He needs to be fresh for the ICC event in Australia, and this stint in NCA will also help him in regards to his fitness status.

T20 World Cup: India all-rounder Hardik Pandya to land in Bengaluru on Monday, will be at NCA for ‘conditioning work’ before T20 World Cup, follow live updates