- India is currently playing in the Champions Trophy. Due to its excellent performance, it has entered the semi-finals. Hardik Pandya is a part of the team in this big tournament. He may announce his retirement after the Champions Trophy.
Hardik Pandya is one of the main players of the Indian cricket team. If he is not included in the team, the balance of the entire team gets disturbed. The captain has to think a lot about the batting order. While in the absence of Hardik, one has to think about feeding an extra bowler.
But, with him being on the team, they do not have to face all these problems. It was seen in the T20 World Cup 2024 that he played the role of a match-winner. At the same time, he is also playing a big role in the Champions Trophy 2025. If media reports are to be believed, Hardik Pandya can give a big shock to his fans after the Champions Trophy. He can announce his retirement from this format. This is the big reason…
Can Hardik Pandya retire after the Champions Trophy?
The Champions Trophy started on 19 February. While the last match of this tournament will be played on 9 March. Team India has performed brilliantly in the Champions Trophy so far.
By defeating Pakistan and Bangladesh in the first 2 matches, they have easily secured their place in the semi-finals. Sports pundits estimate that after winning the title of this big tournament, many big players from the Indian team may say goodbye to the ODI format.
This list includes the names of Rohit, Virat and Jadeja. These three players can end their ODI careers at the winning moment. While Hardik Pandya can also give a big shock. However, he will continue to play white ball cricket. But, he can bid goodbye to Test cricket.
No test match has been played since 2018
Hardik Pandya is unbeatable in white-ball cricket. He performs brilliantly in ODIs and T20s. But, he has kept a distance from Tests. It is said that Hardik Pandya’s body is not flexible enough for Tests. His body does not support him in this format. Due to this, he has kept a distance from this format since 2018.
Last year, BCCI issued a decree that all the players of Team India will have to play in Ranji, players like Virat-Rohit participated after 13 years but Pandya did not play in Ranji. After which it is believed that he may soon say goodbye to Test cricket.
Hardik Pandya’s Test career has been like this
Talking about his Test career, Hardik Pandya made his debut against Sri Lanka in 2017. He played his last match against England in 2018. During this time, he represented Team India in 11 Test matches. In which he scored 532 runs in 18 innings at an average of 31.29. During this, 1 century and 4 half-centuries were also seen. In bowling, Pandya took 17 wickets. Which also includes 1 fiver.