Hardik Pandya will say goodbye to cricket after IPL 2025, can retire from this format

Hardik Pandya will say goodbye to cricket after IPL 2025, can retire from this format Newspoint | 26/05/2025 19:39:19

Hardik Pandya: A big report is coming out about Team India's star all-rounder Hardik Pandya. According to sources, Hardik Pandya can officially announce his retirement from cricket after IPL 2025. Injuries, especially back problems, have troubled him a lot and this is the reason why he is thinking of staying away from cricket. His decision has shocked not only the cricket world but also the fans.

Actually we are talking about Test cricket, from which Hardik Pandya can retire, the reason is that Hardik Pandya has not played any Test match since September 2018. Hardik has played a total of 11 Test matches, in which he scored 523 runs and took 17 wickets.

Hardik Pandya has scored 1 century and 4 half-centuries. His Test debut was against Sri Lanka in July 2017. He has scored the only century of his career in the Pallekele Test.

Hardik showed that he is also capable of turning the match in bowling by taking 5 wickets in a single innings against England in Nottingham. However, due to continuous injuries, his Test career was limited to only 11 matches.

Now focus only on white ball cricket?

Hardik is currently an important part of India's limited overs setup and has also played the role of vice-captain in the T20 World Cup 2024. It is believed that he now wants to focus completely on white ball cricket, especially in T20 leagues, ODIs and T20 formats.

Hardik is currently an important part of India's T20 and ODI team. He has also played the role of vice-captain in the T20 World Cup 2024. In such a situation, he now wants to focus his full attention on white ball cricket.

Hardik is keeping distance from Test

Hardik Pandya has not played any Test match since 2018. Injuries, especially back problems, kept him away from the long format. Now it is believed that he may soon announce his retirement from Test cricket.

In his short Test career, Hardik scored 523 runs and took 17 wickets. His century in Pallekele and a 5-wicket innings against England were his memorable achievements. Despite this, fitness did not allow him to stay in this format for long.