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Hardik Pandya has kicked off his recovery session at the BCCI’s Center of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru, keeping an eye on the upcoming ODI World Cup in 2027. To regain match fitness, the pace-bowling all-rounder has been going through a specially designed training schedule that will help him to improve his fitness, endurance, reflexes, and better his workload capacity.
Since the conclusion of the Indian Premier League 2026 (IPL 2026), Pandya has remained out of competitive matches because of repeated injury setbacks. Due to injury, he missed multiple series for India, including the series against Afghanistan, Ireland, England, and Zimbabwe. To make a strong return for the India National Cricket Team, he will have to ensure his fitness is in top condition first.
Hardik Pandya has begun his training in Bengaluru
As per media reports, Hardik trains from the afternoon to evening hours, for around four hours every evening. The intense training schedule includes stretching, a gym session, batting and bowling practice. The aim of the recovery session is not only to retain Pandya’s match fitness, but also to enhance his batting and bowling strengths ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup.
On July 24, RevSportz reported that Hardik Pandya started training around 4 pm to avoid distractions. By the afternoon hours, most players leave the facility, which allows the star all-rounder to put his entire focus on training.
Hardik Pandya delivers 12 overs in a day to improve workload
The major focus of the training programme is to improve Hardik Pandya’s workload. As it is mentioned in the report, the fast bowler bowls around 12 overs a day in multiple spells, each spell with five to six overs. To enhance endurance, the gap between two overs is kept limited as well.
Alongside bowling, the 32-year-old is reportedly also working on batting. The next ODI World Cup will be in South Africa, where the batters are expected to face tough challenges from the opposing fast bowlers. Unlike wickets in subcontinent conditions, the surfaces of South Africa offer extra bounce and movement to the pacers.
Hardik Pandya's daily routine at the Center of Excellence in Brief
To polish batting skills to face extra bounce, Hardik Pandya has chosen to practice on a concrete track with a plastic ball. A plastic ball on a hard concrete surface skids and bounces well. Additionally, the concrete pitch at CoE, where Pandya has been doing batting practice, is reportedly slightly tilted, which makes the situation more challenging for batting.
With appropriate skills, quick judgment and reflexes, the batter could tackle the sudden bounce. Hardik is doing exactly that- facing unpredictable bouncers and the movement of the ball.
The report further informs that the all-rounder starts each day with a routine of 15 to 20 minutes of taping and stretching and then about an hour in the gym. After the gym session, based on the day’s routine, either he goes for bowling drills or goes for batting drills. For bowling, he mostly does it in open nets, unlike batting on a concrete pitch.
