Hardik Pandya Practices Red-Ball Cricket
Hardik Pandya, a star all-rounder for India, shared a video on social media of himself practicing with a red ball. The 30-year-old last played a Test match for India in 2018 against England. In the video, Pandya can be seen batting and bowling, which has led fans to speculate about his potential return to Test cricket.
In his Test career, Pandya has scored 532 runs in 11 matches, with an average of 31.29, including one century and four fifties. He has also taken 17 wickets with his best bowling figures being 5/28. In first-class cricket, he has scored 1,351 runs in 29 matches and taken 48 wickets.
Pandya’s practice session is significant due to his limited presence in Test and first-class cricket, mainly because of workload management and fitness issues. Fans are curious if he will play in the upcoming Test series against New Zealand or the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
India vs Bangladesh Test Match Update
Currently, India is playing a Test match against Bangladesh in Chennai. Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bowl first. India’s top-order struggled, leaving the team at 34/3. However, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant formed a 62-run partnership, and later, Ashwin and Jadeja added 195 runs together. By the end of the day, India was at 339/6.
Bangladesh’s Hasan Mahmud was the standout bowler, taking four wickets and dismantling India’s top order. The playing XI for Bangladesh includes Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, and Nahid Rana. India’s playing XI includes Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, and Mohammed Siraj.
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Hardik Pandya -: Hardik Pandya is a famous Indian cricketer known for his all-round abilities, which means he can both bat and bowl well.
Red-Ball Cricket -: Red-ball cricket refers to Test matches, which are the longest form of cricket, usually played over five days with a red ball.
Test matches -: Test matches are a type of cricket game that lasts up to five days, where teams play two innings each to score as many runs as possible.
2018 -: 2018 is the year when Hardik Pandya last played a Test match for India.
Chennai -: Chennai is a city in India where the current Test match between India and Bangladesh is being played.
Top-order collapse -: Top-order collapse means that the first few batsmen of a team got out quickly without scoring many runs.
339/6 -: 339/6 means that India scored 339 runs and lost 6 wickets by the end of the day’s play.
Ashwin and Jadeja -: Ashwin and Jadeja are Indian cricketers who formed a strong partnership, meaning they batted well together to score runs.
Hasan Mahmud -: Hasan Mahmud is a cricketer from Bangladesh who bowled very well, taking four wickets in the match.
