With the Asia Cup 2025 approaching fast, India’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has reportedly checked into the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru for a crucial fitness assessment. Scheduled for August 11 and 12, this evaluation will help the team management decide on Pandya’s readiness for the continental tournament set to begin on September 9.
Hardik Pandya Undergoes Fitness Evaluation at BCCI’s Centre of Excellence
Hardik Pandya has been an integral part of India’s white-ball squad, notably contributing to India’s victories in the T20 World Cup 2025 and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 earlier this year. After the IPL 2025 season, where he captained the Mumbai Indians, Pandya took a brief break but resumed training in Mumbai in mid-July. A Times of India report stated that the fitness tests at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) will include physical conditioning, strength checks, and match preparedness, overseen by BCCI’s medical and physiotherapy experts.
“𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒌’𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂’𝒔 𝑨𝒔𝒊𝒂 𝑪𝒖𝒑 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒈𝒏. 𝑾𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉-𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔,” 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒂 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝑪𝑪𝑰.
Other Key Players Focused on Fitness Ahead of Asia Cup
Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer recently completed his fitness tests from July 27 to 29 and is in consideration for a possible return to the national side. Iyer, who last played a T20I in December 2023, impressed with Punjab Kings in IPL 2025, guiding them to the final. Though left out of the England Test series, he hopes to make a T20I comeback.
India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav is also working on regaining full fitness after undergoing sports hernia surgery in June. Spending extra time at the NCA, Suryakumar aims to be ready in time for the Asia Cup, with selectors expected to announce the preliminary squad soon.
“𝑺𝒖𝒓𝒚𝒂𝒌𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒖𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕,” 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝑪𝑪𝑰 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓.
India’s Asia Cup 2025 Schedule
- September 10: India vs United Arab Emirates (Dubai)
- September 14: India vs Pakistan (Dubai)
- September 19: India vs Oman (Abu Dhabi)
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