Hardik Pandya, who missed out on the limited overs fixtures against New Zealand, has been “ruled out” of the upcoming two-match Test series in New Zealand.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced that the all-rounder has travelled to London and will be under rehab at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) until he regains full match fitness.
“Team India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the upcoming Test series against New Zealand,” the BCCI said in a statement on Saturday.
“He travelled to London and was accompanied by NCA Head Physio Ashish Kaushik for a review by spinal surgeon Dr James Allibone,” the statement read.
Returning from a back surgery, Hardik Pandya last month flunked the bowling workload monitoring test, one of the mandatory requirements to be considered for selection. On January 21, a BCCI official had revealed that Hardik failed the workload test while bowling at the NCA.
