SYDNEY: India off-road Hardik pandya He participated in top-notch cricket for the first time since returning from back surgery more than a year ago, with his team under pressure against Australia during the second ODI on Sunday.
Two days ago, after the first One-day International, Pandya said that he would play the “important” games and only when the time is right.
Pandya also made a nice over, conceding just five runs against Steve Smith and Marnus Labuchabugne at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
On both sides of the all-rounder, part-time Yuzvendra Chahal and Mayank Agarwal were crushed by two limits apiece as Australia consolidated their position after a spectacular start.
In his second over, Pandya gave up just four runs and the Australians struggled to save their slowest balls.
With another 10 months remaining for the ICC T20 World Cup, Pandya had indicated on Friday that bowling is something he wants to do with long-term goals and big events in mind.
Pandya underwent back surgery in October last year in the UK. His lower back had been worrying him since the Test series in England in 2018.
Surgery kept him out of action for nearly a year, and the off-roader last played a T20 International against South Africa at home in September 2019.
After that, he missed tests against the same opposition, the home series against Bangladesh and the West Indies, a T20I series against Sri Lanka and ODIs against Australia at home, and the entire New Zealand tour earlier this year.
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