India vs South Africa: Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah Set To Skip ODIs – Report

Hritik Gupta

7 months ago

The T20 World Cup in 2026 is the main event of the year; thus, all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who is presently undergoing treatment for a quadriceps injury, will probably not appear in the ODI series against South Africa that begins on November 30 and will then only concentrate on the shortest format.

In line with the workload management of the top-notch pacers, the leading bowler Jasprit Bumrah will probably also be given a break from the three-match ODI series, which has no importance at all in the lead-up to the T20 event.

Hardik Pandya is recovering well from his quadriceps injury:

It is reported that Hardik Pandya along with Jasprit Bumrah is going to miss the ODI series against South Africa and is going to direct all their attention towards the T20 World Cup, which is going to happen in 2026.”Hardik is recovering well from his quadriceps injury at the moment. He is at the Centre of Excellence doing his RTP (Return To Play) routines. As of now, returning from quadriceps injury, he needs to build up his workload and straightaway playing 50 overs will be risky. Till the T20 World Cup, the BCCI medical team and Hardik would focus on T20Is,” a BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity.

The emphasis is on the T20 World Cup, and the 50-over format is put on hold for the time being! India has a series of three ODIs with New Zealand, but they are not the main concern.

The focus will actually be on the senior players’ preparation for the 2027 ODI World Cup cycle, which will be after the IPL. The countdownis on, and the teams will start their strategy for the next major event!

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