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Hardik Pandya eyes return to full-time bowling, requests BCCI to not consider him for selection for a while

Due to his injury, the ace all-rounder has not bowled regularly in near about 2 years and considering his poor performances, selectors excluded him from the recent T20I series against New Zealand.

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Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been struggling with injury since 12-15 months and has not played his best cricket in between. After having poor performances in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 with his franchise Mumbai Indians, he didn’t perform to his potential in the 2021 T20 World Cup.

Due to his injury, the ace all-rounder has not bowled regularly in near about 2 years and considering his poor performances, selectors excluded him from the recent T20I series against New Zealand.

Now the all-rounder has asked BCCI to not consider him for a while as he wants to recover well and then make a comeback with complete fitness. As per a report from ESPN Cricinfo, the Baroda all-rounder is eyeing to make a comeback with his full-time bowling after recovering from his injury.

Pandya has been one of the most crucial members of the Indian team, as the player can effortlessly bowl and bat both and it’ll be very tough to find a replacement for him. Even BCCI is still trying to figure out his replacement.

Currently, he is training at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru and won’t be the part of upcoming South Africa tour in December, where the Indian team will play Test series and T20I series against South Africa cricket team.

Meanwhile, Pandya’s IPL franchise Mumbai Indians is also very unlikely to retain him ahead of the much anticipated IPL 2022 mega auction in January 2022. He has not bowled in his previous two seasons and with the bat has provided only 281 and 127 runs in 2020 and 2021, respectively.

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National Cricket Academy declares KL Rahul fit for IPL 2024, will join Lucknow Super Giants in 2 days

The medical team of the BCCI has advised Rahul not to keep wickets in the initial stages of the tournament, and play as a specialist batsman. Sources in BCCI said KL Rahul is fit and can join the IPL franchise in the coming 2 days. He suffered pain in the quadriceps and got an injection too.

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KL Rahul has been declared fit for IPL 2024 which is scheduled to begin on Friday. The National Cricket Academy awarded the Lucknow Super Giants skipper the fitness certificate in Bengaluru and will join the team in 2 days. The Lucknow Super Giants will start their campaign against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur on Sunday.

The medical team of the BCCI has advised Rahul not to keep wickets in the initial stages of the tournament, and play as a specialist batsman. Sources in BCCI said KL Rahul is fit and can join the IPL franchise in the coming 2 days. He suffered pain in the quadriceps and got an injection too.

He went through his rehabilitation and the National Cricket Academy has declared him fit. But he has been advised not to take up the role of wicket-keeping immediately. Rahul complained of pain in the quadriceps after the Hyderabad Test match and was later ruled out from the rest of the series against England which got over recently.

The BCCI had initially claimed that KL Rahul has reached 90% match fitness and he is making steady progress under the supervision of the BCCI medical team. Later it was decided that they should consult a specialist in England. As a result Rahul went abroad to England for an expert opinion.

Shreyas Iyer who had missed out the last 2 days of Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy finals due to back issues had also been declared fit to play the IPL  but on a condition. The Kolkata Knight Riders captain has been advised that he cannot lunge too much while playing the forward defense as this may worsen his injury.

According to reports Shreyas Iyer visited a spine specialist in Mumbai after getting consultation from the National Cricket Academy (Bangalore). The doctor has advised him fit to play but he should take precaution and needs to be cautious while stretching his leg.

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IPL 2024: Hardik Pandya opens up on his relationship with Rohit Sharma over Mumbai Indians’captaincy change row

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Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya today addressed the controversy surrounding the captaincy change that erupted inside the team when Rohit Sharma was dropped as the leader of the team to make room for the Gujarat Titans’ returning all-rounder.

After deciding to join Guajrat two year sago, Hardik was signed as a trade. During a Monday press conference hosted by the Mumbai Indians, Hardik said that he doesn’t anticipate any unpleasant situations involving Rohit.

Hardik said on his comeback that it’s a surreal feeling to be back. Since 2015, everything he had known has come from this experience. He further said, he never thought he would get here. He is looking forward to playing at the Wankhede, at his favorite venue.

Regarding the shift in captaincy, the all-round player said that he expects Rohit’s hand on his shoulder whenever he needs it.

The former Gujarat Titans captain said, the fact that Rohit Sharma is the captain of Team India benefits him, he just carrys on what Sharma accomplished with this team. Hardik said he knows he will always have Sharma’s hand on his shoulder because he has played under him in his entire career.

Hardik said that he only likes to think on the things he can control, despite the fact that the fans’ feelings over the captaincy change conflict have occasionally been unpleasant.

He continued saying, he is going to bowl. Although he respects the feelings of fans, but there are things he cannot control. He said, he appreciate them, but he’ll concentrate on his duties as captain.

In response to a question about whether he and Rohit had spoken since the captaincy switch, Hardik said that the Hitman’s continues travels had prevented them from having a meaningful conversation.

Due to his trip, he has’t had much time to speak with Rohit. When he connects with the squad, he will undoubtedly catch up, he said.

Meanwhile, under Rohit Sharma’s captainship Mumbai Indians won the IPL trophy for 5 times.

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RCB Unbox 2024: Rashmika Mandanna hints of team name change ahead of IPL, video goes viral

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Regarding the much-anticipated RCB Unbox in Bengaluru on March 19, there is a lot of speculation. The rumors seem to be genuine, despite some sources indicating that the franchise’s name may be changed. In a video, a big hint about it was given by actor Rashmika Mandhana, who is a RCB supporter,  made a strong indication and nearly confirmed it.

As Rashmika enters the apparent make-up van in the video, she reads Royal Challengers Bangalore inscribed on the mirror. When the Pushpa actor notices it, she approaches closely and takes Bangalore out of Royal Challengers, giving the audience a clear indication of what to expect.

As soon as the video was posted online, it quickly went viral and it left social media users into splits. A user said, this name change is not required. Another said this is disappointing. A third user tagged the official social media handle of RCB and wrote what are you doging and added heart break emojis to it.

Meanwhile, yesterday, RCB as a franchise won the title for the first time in 17 years and as RCB-W lifted the trophy in 2nd year. Womens Premier League began in 2023. In the match on Sunday against the Delhi Capitals, Smriti Mandhana-led RCB won the trophy. The game was won by RCB by eight wickets. Soon after the win, Virat Kohli made a video call to Mandhana to congratulate her and the entire team.

Several prominent performers will take the stage at the MA Chidambaram stadium tomorrow for the RCB Unbox event.

The live streaming of the RCB Unbox event will be available on their official YouTube channel. The team may also live stream the event for fans on its other social media handles.

RCB full squad (Men):

Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mohamed Siraj, Akash Deep, Reece Topley, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh and Saurav

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