T20 World Cup 2021: Hardik Pandya to be dropped from India squad? Ravi Shastri gives BIG STATEMENT regarding all-rounder

Hardik’s fitness issues have reportedly left BCCI scratching its head ahead of the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup as the Indian team is currently lacking a proper all-rounder, and if reports are to be believed, Pandya can be replaced ahead of the tournament.

Hardik Pandya might be a part of India's ICC T20 World Cup squad but the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has been cautious about increasing his workload ever since he returned from back surgery last year. He has hardly been given the ball even though chief selector Chetan Sharma had asserted at the time of announcing the T20 World Cup squad that the all-rounder was perfectly fit to bowl in the shortest format.

Moreover, Pandya has featured for Mumbai Indians as a pure batsman in IPL 2021. He even missed the first two matches of MI in the second leg of the tournament in the UAE and the all-rounder hadn't bowled in the first leg of the tournament in India as well due to niggle issues.

Notably, Hardik’s fitness issues have reportedly left BCCI scratching its head ahead of the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, which is scheduled to take place from October 17 in UAE, as the Indian team is currently lacking a proper all-rounder, and if reports are to be believed, Pandya can be replaced ahead of the tournament.