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IND vs WI: Will selectors pick Hardik Pandya for the series against the Caribbean?

Updated On: 15 September, 2026 03:42 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

Ahead of the T20I and ODI series against the West Indies, it will be interesting to see if Team India's selectors will pick all-rounder Hardik Pandya in the squad (Pics: File Pic)

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Hardik Pandya (Pic: File Pic)
Hardik Pandya (Pic: File Pic)
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The possible inclusion of a fit-again Hardik Pandya will be the focal point of discussion when the national selectors pick the ODI and T20I squads for the home series against West Indies
The possible inclusion of a fit-again Hardik Pandya will be the focal point of discussion when the national selectors pick the ODI and T20I squads for the home series against West Indies
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Pandya's scheduled return to competitive cricket is September 20 as he has already been picked for India A's three-match One Day series against Australia A in Puducherry from October 6
Pandya's scheduled return to competitive cricket is September 20 as he has already been picked for India A's three-match One Day series against Australia A in Puducherry from October 6
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However, the West Indies ODIs start in Thiruvananthapuram from September 27 and it will be up to the selection panel to decide whether Pandya is ready to bowl 10 overs and field for 50 overs straightaway in a full international game
However, the West Indies ODIs start in Thiruvananthapuram from September 27 and it will be up to the selection panel to decide whether Pandya is ready to bowl 10 overs and field for 50 overs straightaway in a full international game
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The lack of seam-bowling all-rounders is an issue for the selection committee if Pandya is unavailable. The second option, Nitish Kumar Reddy, will be in Japan playing the Asian Games during the ODI series
The lack of seam-bowling all-rounders is an issue for the selection committee if Pandya is unavailable. The second option, Nitish Kumar Reddy, will be in Japan playing the Asian Games during the ODI series
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The third and fourth options, Suryansh Shedge and Venkatesh Iyer, are currently injured
The third and fourth options, Suryansh Shedge and Venkatesh Iyer, are currently injured

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