India, June 5 -- Team India all-rounder Hardik Pandya remains close to regaining full fitness for the upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan that gets underway on June 13 in Dharamshala. According to reports, Pandya is currently undergoing rehabilitation, supposedly at the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru.

When did Hardik Pandya last play 50-over international cricket?

The Baroda-born cricketer hasn't played a one-day international in more than a year, with his last ODI coming against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy 2025 final at the Dubai International Stadium on March 9. Due to the preparations for T20 World Cup 2026, the management has played the 32-year-old primarily only in T20Is and it culminated in a successful title ...