World Cup: Pandya doing well at NCA, did batting practice in nets – report
Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya is at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru and is doing quite well as he recovers from an ankle injury suffered during the ICC Cricket World Cup match against Bangladesh, according to sources.
Pandya suffered an ankle injury while trying to stop a ball in the October 19 match against Bangladesh in Pune. He did not participate in the competition again after that. He also missed the match against New Zealand. India won both matches. Suryakumar Yadav and Mohammed Shami filled in spots to make up for Hardik’s all-round talent. Pandya’s ability to provide few pace overs and hard hitting makes him invaluable to ‘Men in Blue’.
India will take on England in their World Cup match at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday. While India are unbeaten in the tournament with five wins in five matches, England, the defending champions, have failed to impress, winning just one match in five.
Indian Team: Rohit Sharma (C), Hardik Pandya (VC), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan , Suryakumar Yadav.
England squad: Jos Buttler (C), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Brydon Carse, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes .
(Only the headline and image of this report may have been reworked by Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is automatically generated from a syndicated feed.)