Hardik Pandya Ruled Out Of New Zealand Test Series, Heads To London

Both Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah had decided to undergo rehab under Delhi Capitals trainer Rajnikanth Sivagnanam, and Parmar was the one who was coordinating with the player and keeping an eye on the progress he was making

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Mumbai: A BCCI press release confirmed that team India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the upcoming Test series against New Zealand. Pandya travelled to London and was accompanied by NCA Head Physio Ashish Kaushik for a review by spinal surgeon Dr James Allibone. Hardik will be under rehab at the National Cricket Academy until he regains full match fitness. Both Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah had decided to undergo rehab under Delhi Capitals trainer Rajnikanth Sivagnanam, and Parmar was the one who was coordinating with the player and keeping an eye on the progress he was making. The duo had refused to head to the NCA and while Yogesh Parmar kept an eye on Pandya's progress post his back surgery, Nitin Patel studied every process that Bumrah followed during his rehab after the stress fracture the pacer had suffered on his back. But the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly made it clear that all players must report to the NCA to undergo rehab. "I met Dravid yesterday, and we have put a system in place. The bowlers will have to go to the NCA. If anybody (else) has to treat them, they will have to come to NCA," Ganguly had said. "Whatever may be the reason, we will accommodate everything. We will also make sure the players are comfortable and they don''t feel left out or out of place. So, we will do it that way. "We are going full throttle with the NCA. Construction work will start (at the new land) and it will be a state-of-the-art unit. In 18 months'' time, if we are still there, you will see an NCA that will be spick and span."