ODI World Cup 2023: Hardik Pandya, who is unlikely for Sunday's INDvENG match, will undergo a fitness test on Thursday

In the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, the Indian cricket team has won all the five matches played so far. And the team is very close to reaching the semi-finals. Despite this, the concern of the Indian team has increased due to the injury of Hardik Pandya, who was injured against Bangladesh and he was not a part of the team in the match against New Zealand.

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According to the report, the medical team will wait for a few more days for Hardik Pandya's recovery at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. In such a situation, Pandya may miss not only England but also the match against Sri Lanka. In such a situation, Pandya is expected to join the team in the last two league matches of the ODI World Cup 2023 against South Africa on November 5 and Netherlands on November 12.

Moreover, the report further states that no one wants to rush into the matter of Indian team management. The management is hopeful that the star all-rounder will be fully fit for the last two matches.

Hardik Pandya came to bowl the ninth over of the innings against Bangladesh. This was also the first over of his quota. Liton Das hit a four on the third ball of the over, Hardik Pandya tried to stop it. During this, he slipped and got injured in his left leg. Seeing Hardik's pain, the players reached there and the physio was called. Hardik was given first aid on the field itself and his leg was bandaged.

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After some time, Hardik Pandya left the field. And then Kohli came to bowl the remaining three balls of that over. Due to injury, Hardik could not play the match against New Zealand. At present, he is present in the National Cricket Academy for treatment.

In the absence of Hardik Pandya, Team India captain Rohit Sharma had given Surya Kumar Yadav a chance to play against New Zealand. In bowling, he dropped Shardul Thakur and included Mohammed Shami in the team.