Overview
- Pandya will play for Baroda on January 3 against Vidarbha and January 8 against Chandigarh, and will sit out the January 6 match versus Jammu & Kashmir.
- He is likely to miss the three ODIs against New Zealand starting January 11 after being advised to rest for workload management ahead of the T20Is and the T20 World Cup.
- The five-match T20I series versus New Zealand begins January 21, with the T20 World Cup scheduled for early February.
- Pandya recently returned in India’s T20I win over South Africa after a left quadriceps injury in September; his last ODI was the March 2025 Champions Trophy final.
- Jasprit Bumrah has been excused from Vijay Hazare duties, and Pandya’s limited domestic outings align with BCCI guidance on balancing participation and fitness.