Reportedly fit again india all-rounder hardik pandya is set to play in the D Y Patil t20 tournament, which began here on Monday. Earlier hardik suffered a bad lower back injury five months ago and underwent a surgery in London.Furthermore the 26 year old all-rounder, who hasn't played international cricket since then, has been recovering at the National cricket Academy in Bengaluru.
Dr vijay Patil, President, D Y Patil sports Academy and also the President of mumbai cricket Association at a press briefing "The reliance 1 (team) would be represented by players like hardik pandya, Bhuvaneshvar Kumar, Shikhar Dhawan". Furthermore dhawan and Bhuvaneshvar are also on their road to recovery after sustaining injuries. Also Bhuvaneshvar underwent a hernia operation, while dhawan suffered a shoulder injury during the ODI series against australia at home last month.
Moreover a total of 16 teams will vie for the trophy with the final set to be held on march 6. As per the organisers, the reliance 1 team will also have Anmolpreet Singh. india players manish pandey, shreyas iyer, shivam dube, sanju samson and domestic stalwarts like surya Kumar Yadav, rahul Tripathi and Divyaansh Saxena, who represented U-19 india in the world cup, are part of the bpcl team. Moreover dinesh karthik, Mandeep Singh rahul Tewatia, varun Chakravorthy and young maharashtra batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad will represent D Y Patil A team.
