all-rounder Hardik Pandya will most likely miss the New Zealand match on October 22 in Dharamsala as he will not travel with the team to the next Cricket World Cup 2023 destination in Himachal Pradesh. Pandya is heading to National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru instead to treat his injured ankle. While fielding off his own bowling during the Bangladesh tie in Pune, Hardik twisted his ankle as he tried to stop the ball with his right foot. He missed the remaining match.
Updating the fans and the press after the game, India captain Rohit Sharma had said that there is nothing much to worry about Pandya's ankle. Some 12 hours later, an Indian Express states that Pandya will fly to Bengaluru on Friday to get treatment at NCA. Over there, Pandya will be treated by a specialist doctor from England. The report also stated that Pandya will be taking administered injections at the NCA.