The India National Cricket Team star all-rounder Hardik Pandya could be out of action for a long time as he continues his recovery from a stress injury on the inner side of his shin. Hardik Pandya is currently undergoing rehabilitation at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru.

But the star all-rounder’s return to competitive cricket is still far away. With no clear timeline for him to regain full match fitness, Pandya could return to action in IPL 2027. Earlier, Sunil Gavaskar said Hardik Pandya is irreplaceable and urged India to build a different combination.

Hardik Pandya set for long injury break, IPL 2027 could be his next big return

According to the BCCI CoE report, as claimed by the Jagran News journalist Abhishek Tripathi, Hardik Pandya is expected to start jogging in three weeks. After that, the Indian all-rounder’s running workload will be increased gradually over the next eight weeks.

However, completing this process will not automatically make Pandya match-fit, and no final deadline has been set for his return to action as of now.

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