India all-rounder Hardik Pandya makes a comeback to competitive cricket after ankle injury

After the ODI World Cup, India all-rounder Hardik Pandya made a comeback to competitive cricket after he faced an ankle injury. Pandya played in the DY Patil T20 Cup and took a two-wicket haul in three overs. He grabbed 2/22 in Reliance One's win by two wickets in a low-scoring game over Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited at the DY Patil Cricket Academy.

Pandya had been out of action since suffering an ankle injury during the ODI World Cup match against Bangladesh in Pune in October and is preparing for a comeback in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as the new skipper of the five-time winners Mumbai Indians. The Reliance One team also included other Mumbai Indians players such as Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Akash Madhwal, Naman Dhir and Piyush Chawla.

HARDIK PANDYA IS BACK....!!!!

- Hardik is leading Reliance 1 in the DY Patil T20 tournament. pic.twitter.com/hKnuArA5Wu

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 26, 2024

The 30-year-old all-rounder, however, was replaced by Rohit Sharma as India's captain for the T20 World Cup to be played in the Caribbean and the USA in June this year. The DY Patil T20 Cup is a corporate tournament in which a total of 16 teams are taking part.