Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Tuesday that Pandya has relocated to Bengaluru and rented a property close to the BCCI Centre of Excellence to use the COE as his primary training base.
- The 32-year-old is currently recovering from a relapsed quadriceps injury that ruled him out of recent white-ball assignments and has spent months at the COE for rehabilitation.
- Pandya will combine COE services with his own private physiotherapist and a personal strength-and-conditioning coach to manage workload and recovery.
- His availability for India’s three-match T20I series in Zimbabwe in late July remains uncertain and will depend on completing the BCCI Return-to-Play protocols and a formal fitness clearance.
- The decision is unusual for a senior centrally contracted India player and could shift how top cricketers use national high-performance centres, though some reports conflict on whether he rented or bought the Bengaluru property.