Hardik Pandya will be in action before the IPL auction, will play this tournament after 8 years under the captaincy of his brother.
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The Indian cricket team recently won the 4-match T20I series 3-1 on the South Africa tour. Hardik Pandya was also a part of Team India on this tour. Now Team India is on Australia tour for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy but Hardik Pandya is not a part of the Test team. In such a situation, he will be seen trying his hand in domestic cricket. Hardik Hardik will be seen playing in the 20-over Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy starting from 23rd November. He will be a part of the Baroda team led by his brother Krunal Pandya.
Both the Pandya brothers will be in action a day before the IPL 2025 mega auction begins in Jeddah. Under Krunal, Baroda made it to the final of the 2023-24 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, where they lost to Punjab in Mohali. Hardik’s return to domestic cricket will be very important for the team. Hardik last played for Baroda in a Ranji Trophy game in 2018-19. He last played in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in January 2016, when he did not play any match in international cricket.
MI will be part of IPL 2025
Last month, Hardik was retained by Mumbai Indians and he will remain their captain. Meanwhile, Krunal has been released by Lucknow Supergiants and will be part of the mega auction. Baroda have made a strong start to the domestic season, topping Group A with 27 points in the first phase of the Ranji Trophy. Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya have not played together in a team for a long time. Both the players played together in Mumbai Indians for many years but then both went to different franchises. However, Hardik returned to Mumbai Indians after spending 2 seasons in Gujarat Titans.
