New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- Hardik Pandya is breaking down more frequently than ever before, and the frustration must be mounting for him and the team. Back spasms, a leg strain and now a shin injury: three different injuries in five months have derailed him. Even as India look to firm up their core for the 2027 World Cup, which is less than a year away, Hardik's breakdowns are more than an inconvenient roadblock. The team management has propped up Nitish Reddy and is nurturing Suryash Shedge - who replaced Hardik in India A for the Sri Lanka A series - but there is a clear qualitative difference. If Hardik is to make that trip to South Africa next year, he must be able to bowl 10 overs and as things stand, Hardik is desperately short on game time...