Swashbuckling India all-rounder Hardik Pandya on Tuesday said he is “heading back home”, two days after raising hopes of extending his stay in Australia for the upcoming Test series following his incredible outing in the limited-overs leg.
Coming off a back surgery and yet to start bowling on a regular basis, Pandya’s showing in the just-concluded limited overs leg of the tour gave rise to hopes that he might be considered for Test selection.
And those beliefs were strengthened when the all-rounder, after his match-winning effort on Sunday, said he wouldn’t mind staying back if the team management wants.
However, two days later, he confirmed that he is going back to India.
“I think I should head back home and spend some quality time with my family. I haven’t seen my child for four months, so I’d like to spend some time with family right now,” Pandya said after the third T20I.
“Maybe in the future. I don’t know, maybe,” he added when asked about his Test comeback.