Hardik Pandya set to miss three-match ODI series vs Australia

Team India star all-rounder Hardik Pandya is all set to miss the forthcoming three-match ODI series against Australia away from home due to an injury. For the unversed, the all-rounder missed the all important Asia Cup 2025 final due to a quadriceps injury. 

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Moreover, Hardik has been advised at least four weeks of rest, which could mean that the all-rounder could miss the ODI series against Australia Down Under. However, his participation in the five-match T20I series vs Australia is not known yet.

Hardik Pandya played all the games in the Asia Cup 2025 competition, barring the grand finale against Pakistan. He scored 48 runs in four innings and scalped four wickets in six matches. In the last Super Four clash against Sri Lanka, he managed to bowl only one over before leaving the field with cramps.

Pandya was replaced by the finisher Rinku Singh in India's playing XI for the Asia Cup 2025 final against Pakistan. Rinku went on to play only ball in the whole showpiece event, hitting the finishing runs for Team India in the final.

“I was very gutted to miss the most important game, but the way the boys played was outstanding. They showed a lot of character," Pandya said in a video shared by the BCCI.

It’s important to note that India will play their first ODI against Australia on October 19 at Perth Stadium in Perth, while the first T20I will commence on October 29 at Manuka Oval in Canberra.

The upcoming ODI series is expected to serve as a comeback for the Indian talismanic batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who opted not to take part in the India A vs Australia A One Day series, starting on Tuesday, September 30 at Green Park in Kanpur.

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