Cricket News Today: Hardik Pandya talks about mental challenges he endured, availability of foreign players in IPL and more - 12th March 2020  

#4 Hardik Pandya talks about mental challenges during rehabilitation

Hardik Pandya was out for nearly six months

Indian national team all-rounder Hardik Pandya has recently come out and talked about the mental obstacles he faced during his rehabilitation from back surgery.

Pandya told the Indian Express, “I missed this atmosphere the most in these last six months, playing for the country and the feeling you get wearing the team’s colours. That had become a mental challenge and there were a lot of setbacks. I was trying to get back to full fitness quickly but that did not work out and a lot of mental pressure came at the time.”

He went down in a T20I against South Africa last year after which he had surgery done on his back and was out of action for nearly six months. However, he is back in the squad for the ODI series against South Africa and would be looking to get back in good touch ahead of the IPL.

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#5 Road Safety World Series to continue behind closed doors

Cricketing icons from the past have signed up for the exhibition tournament

As the coronavirus continues to threaten the safety of people of India, the remaining matches of the Road Safety World Series 2020 is scheduled to take place behind closed doors and away from the public.

The third and final leg of the tournament was supposed to take place in Pune, but due to an alarming increase in the number of cases in Maharashtra, the organizing committee has decided to conduct it in Navi Mumbai.

The likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Brian Lara, etc. have all featured in this tournament which was organized to raise awareness on road safety across the state. The tournament began on March 7 and the final is set to be played on March 22.