Overview
- Pandya received Return to Play clearance and left the BCCI Centre of Excellence on November 29 after rehabilitating a left quadriceps injury.
- He is expected to join Baroda in Hyderabad for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy fixtures on December 2, 4, and 6 under captain Krunal Pandya.
- Reports indicate he may feature in only two domestic games before linking up with India for the T20I series starting December 9 in Cuttack.
- An earlier plan for a November 30 ODI comeback was shelved to reintroduce him via the shortest format.
- The all-rounder has been sidelined since the Asia Cup in September, missing the Australia tour and South Africa ODIs, and remains central to India’s T20 plans heading into the 2026 World Cup.