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India Announces T20I Squad for Australia Tour, Hardik Pandya Out Due to Injury<\/strong><\/p>\n India has revealed their T20I squad for the upcoming tour of Australia, but there\u2019s a notable absence: Hardik Pandya. The all-rounder is currently sidelined due to an injury he sustained just before the Asia Cup 2025 final against Pakistan. While Pandya focuses on recovery, Nitish Kumar Reddy has been brought into the team, along with Washington Sundar.<\/p>\n The core of the squad remains unchanged from the one that secured victory in the Asia Cup held in the UAE earlier this month. Suryakumar Yadav will lead the team, with Shubman Gill, the new ODI captain, serving as his vice-captain. Abhishek Sharma is likely to open the batting alongside Gill. The wicketkeeping roles will be handled by Sanju Samson and Jitesh Sharma.<\/p>\n Jasprit Bumrah will spearhead the pace attack, despite a quick turnaround from the West Indies tour. There has been some discussion about managing his workload, which is why he has not been included in the ODI squad for this tour.<\/p>\n India will compete in five T20Is against Australia, a crucial step as they prepare for next year\u2019s T20 World Cup to be hosted in India.<\/p>\n Addressing Hardik\u2019s absence, BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar stated that he is still on the path to recovery and will begin rehabilitation at the Centre of Excellence next week. Agarkar sees this as a valuable opportunity for Nitish Kumar Reddy.<\/p>\n \u201cHardik won\u2019t be ready for the Australia series due to the injury he picked up before the Asia Cup final. We\u2019ll have more clarity once he starts his rehab next week. This series provides a chance for Nitish Kumar,” Agarkar explained.<\/p>\n He also mentioned the importance of managing Bumrah\u2019s workload, ensuring he won\u2019t be overworked. \u201cWe\u2019ve opted to rest him for the ODIs to avoid additional strain. We prioritize managing the workload of all our bowlers,\u201d said Agarkar.<\/p>\n India is gearing up for an exciting series against Australia, with hopes high for both new and returning players.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" India Announces T20I Squad for Australia Tour, Hardik Pandya Out Due to Injury India has revealed their T20I squad for the upcoming tour of Australia, but there\u2019s a notable absence: Hardik Pandya. The all-rounder is currently sidelined due to an injury he sustained just before the Asia Cup 2025 final against Pakistan. While Pandya focuses<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[23106,23108,23111,23105,23109,23107,23110],"class_list":{"0":"post-18651","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-hardik-pandya-injury-update","9":"tag-india-squad-vs-australia-t20i-series","10":"tag-india-t20-world-cup-2026-preparation","11":"tag-india-t20i-squad-australia-tour-2025","12":"tag-nitish-kumar-reddy-india-team","13":"tag-suryakumar-yadav-india-t20i-captain","14":"tag-washington-sundar-india-squad-2025"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18651\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Hardik Pandya\u2019s Injury Update<\/h3>\n
India\u2019s T20I Squad for Australia Tour<\/h3>\n
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