All-rounder Hardik Pandya has been bowling in the nets in Sri Lanka, although the decision to bowl to him in the upcoming limited-overs series will be taken by him and the Indian team management, ahead of the first ODI on July 13, said batsman Suryakumar Yadav on Tuesday.
“He is bowling in the nets and has also bowled in intra-squad matches [on Monday]. But it is their and the team management’s decision as to how they want to go about this. But yes, he is bowling and that’s a very good sign.”
“Pandya bowled in the England series. During the Indian Premier League (IPL), he didn’t bowl as it was the call of the team management and Hardik.”
Even though Pandya did not bowl for Mumbai Indians during the IPL, he turned his hand in a limited-overs game for India against England in March this year.
He bowled 17 overs in five T20 Internationals, taking three wickets and conceding 6.94 runs per over, which was the second best for both sides behind Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Pandya also bowled in the third and final ODI against England and was economical at 5.33 in nine overs.
He said, ‘I started bowling in the IPL and my focus is on the World Cup. I want to make sure that I can bowl in all the matches in the T20 World Cup. I’m just trying to be smart and make sure I don’t miss it. On the bowling front, it matters how fit I am,” Pandya had recently told the Times of India Sportscast.
The 27-year-old, who has played 60 ODIs and 48 T20 Internationals, also said that the tour of Sri Lanka was a surprise.
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