Team India vice-captain Hardik Pandya has been trending on social media after he put out an Instagram update on Wednesday evening.
Ahead of the BCCI selection committee meeting on Thursday - which will elect the squad for the upcoming Sri Lanka series - Pandya posted his body transformation post his freak injury at the ODI World Cup 2023.
There are rumours of Pandya being second-fiddle to Suryakumar Yadav in T20Is, as the Men in Blue enter a new dawn post the Rohit Sharma era.
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WATCH: Hardik Pandya's amazing body transformation after 'freak injury' during 2023 ODI World Cup
Hardik Pandya suffered a horrible ankle injury in the game against Bangladesh during the ODI World Cup last year. The Indian all-rounder spent four months on the sidelines and returned only during the IPL 2024.
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He posted a photo on Instagram, ahead of the BCCI selection committee meeting for choosing India's T20 captain on Thursday. In the collage he posted, the left one was from the injury period during 2023. Meanwhile, a recent picture from July 2024 shows the cricketer developed abs and is way more fit now.
Pandya's Instagram post is a clear message to the BCCI top brass, as he hopes to win the battle against Suryakumar Yadav for India's T20 captaincy role. It is reported that newly-appointed head coach, Gautam Gambhir prefers SKY over 'alpha-male' Hardik Pandya.
Was a difficult journey after the freak 2023 WC injury but well worth the effort with the T20 WC win. The results come as long as you put in the effort. Hard work doesn’t go unnoticed. Let’s all try our best and work on our fitness 💪, Hardik Pandya captioned his fitness transformation post on Instagram.
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