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Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya is set to miss the upcoming five-game T20I series against Australia in India after the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. Pandya suffered an ankle ligament tear in the game against Bangladesh in Pune's MCA Stadium on October 19. Pandya was given six to eight weeks of rest by the BCCI medical staff.
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Similarly, the Indian medical staff was hopeful that Hardik would recover to play in India's last league match against the Netherlands on November 12. But Pandya's swelling failed to get better which caused him pain during the fitness tests and hence he was eventually ruled out of the tournament, with Prasidh Krishna being his replacement. With Pandya still away from optimum fitness, Cricinfo reports, the all-rounder will miss the Australia tour.
Talking about the Indian squad for the tour, players from the gold medal-winning team, led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, are set to feature in the T20Is. The likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh and Jitesh Sharma could be part of the squad.
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Similarly, like the majority of the senior players, Rahul Dravid and his coaching staff will also get a break. Replacing Dravid and his staff, NCA chief VVS Laxman is set to be the head coach for the five-match T20I series. Assisting Laxman, Sitanshu Kotak and Sairaj Bahutule will be part of the coaching staff during the series.
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