‘Back in red-ball cricket’: Hardik Pandya, Ishant Sharma share coaching photos forward of 1st Test

Image Source : TWITTER/HARDIKPANDYA7 Hardik Pandya
Marking his return to red-ball cricket, India all-rounder Hardik Pandya shared an image from the nationwide aspect’s coaching session forward of the primary Test towards England. The Indian aspect, led by Virat Kohli, is scheduled to host England for a four-Test sequence, beginning with the primary match in Chennai from Friday. 

Hardik, who had missed the recently-concluded Test sequence in Australia, was included within the 18-member squad for the primary two Tests towards England. 

The Surat-born final performed a Test match for India within the England tour of 2018. Prolonged again accidents had stored him out of the Test squad, with skipper Virat Kohli clarifying earlier than the Border-Gavaskar sequence that the all-rounder can solely be included when he can bowl as nicely. 

“Back with #TeamIndia Back on home soil Back in red-ball cricket,” wrote Hardik whereas sharing photos from the coaching session.

Back with #StaffIndia 🇮🇳 Back on dwelling soil 🏟 Back in purple ball cricket 💪 pic.twitter.com/hpnX1az60e— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) February 4, 2021

Hardik had an excellent white-ball leg of the Australia tour the place he gathered 268 runs at 89.33 and even bagged the Player of the Series award within the T20I sequence. Playing his first sequence with India this 12 months, Pandya first sparked with the bat within the ODI sequence, ending because the workforce’s highest run-scorer in three video games. 

Fans even backed Hardik to remain again and play solely as a batsman within the Test sequence, which India clinched with a historic win within the fourth recreation at The Gabba. He, nonetheless, wasn’t within the workforce administration’s plans.

Along with Hardik, captain Kohli and pacer Ishant Sharma can even be returning to the Test set-up. While Kohli did not play the final three Tests in Australia owing to paternity go away, Ishant was dominated out of the tour as a result of his aspect pressure damage sustained throughout IPL 2020. 

Ishant was build up his workload so as to obtain Test match health. “Ready for the match after almost one year! Straight into it!” he wrote.

Ready for the match after virtually one 12 months! Straight into it! 🙌💪 #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/dB71FTWy8y— Ishant Sharma (@ImIshant) February 4, 2021