Hasn’t been important for Test cricket starting around 2018 when he was sidelined from the organization with back issues. “I know he’s said before that playing in a Test match probably isn’t the ideal thing for his body. Earlier this year, Hardik was directly asked if he planned to return to Test cricket with the WTC final coming up. Ricky Ponting said – "Hardik Pandya could have been Valuable addition for India in the WTC final. I know he is on record saying that Test cricket is a little bit hard on his body.

Source: Hindustan Times May 31, 2023 05:24 UTC