IPL 2022: Good news for Gujarat Titans, captain Hardik Pandya passes Yo-Yo test with flying colours

While Hardik Pandya cleared the Yo-Yo Test, Delhi Capitals opener Prithvi Shaw failed to clear the fitness test.

Injury-ravaged India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has got the all clear to lead Gujarat Titans in the upcoming IPL after a general assessment at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru where he bowled and also passed the 'Yo-Yo' Test comfortably.

The BCCI is checking on all its centrally contracted players -- injured or otherwise -- before the IPL and Pandya's performance, during his two days at the NCA, can also be seen as a good sign for Indian cricket.

''Let's make it clear. Fitness test clearance is only for those who are coming back from injury. In case of Hardik, it was about getting a general fitness assessment going into the gruelling IPL season,'' a BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity.

''He is an asset and one needed to check his current fitness standards,'' he added.

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