Hardik Pandya's recovery from injury concerns ex-SA pacer Allan Donald, says 'he puts his body..'

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ALSO READ: Suryakumar Yadav to miss IPL 2024? India's injury woes continue as SKY, Mohammed Shami's recovery stretches longer Looking at the records, this is most likely to be Hardik's second serious injury in his career after September 2020. Following his previous injury, he had to miss the tournaments for almost a year. But when he returned, he was stronger, and with a rejuvenated back and energy.

Meanwhile, former South African pacer Allan Donald is worried about Hardik. According to him, Hardik's bowling action – irrespective of how much he's worked on it – doesn't make for the most comfortable load and release. "It's a big thing...

because when we do screening from a young age, we do lots of video analysis on young kids when they come through the system, to make sure that biomechanically, they are absolutely fine, and they're not going to get hurt or injured seriously. So, doing the correct screening from a young age is incredibly important," Hindustan Times quoted Donald telling Sportstar. "Look, I think Hardik puts his body through a lot every single delivery. I mean, it's not a nice thing and also one needs to look at how strong these guys are these days.

Hardik has spent a lot of time away from the game, building his body back up. And strength and conditioning is a major, major factor these days." Commenting on another Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah – who was also out of action for his back injury for sometime, Donald Donald's take on the India quick's run-up is quite fresh. Emphasizing that while it may not be the smoothest, Donald compared Bumrah's run-up to a golf swing.