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title: "India Omit Hardik Pandya From West Indies Series To Enforce Bowling Criteria"
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# India Omit Hardik Pandya From West Indies Series To Enforce Bowling Criteria

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has omitted all-rounder Hardik Pandya from the upcoming white-ball series against West Indies to enforce strict bowling workload requirements.

India host three ODIs and five T20 internationals between 27 September and 17 October.

The 50-over matches visit Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati and New Chandigarh, before the [revised T20 squad](https://readcricket.com/2026/09/16/west-indies-in-india/) completes the calendar across five further cities.

Pandya has not played since the 2026 Indian Premier League following ongoing injury concerns.

While he is scheduled for a clearance test on 20 September, selectors refused to issue a provisional selection.

## Strict Bowling Workload Criteria

Administrators require the all-rounder to complete his maximum allocation during the India A series against Australia A in Puducherry from 6 October.

According to the [Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/bcci-wanted-hardik-pandya-for-west-indies-odis-selectors-draw-line-to-avoid-past-subject-to-fitness-mistake-101789617513096-amp.html), the committee determined that “not six overs but Pandya will only be included when he starts bowling the full quota of 10 overs.”

To guarantee seam-bowling depth within their [new-look ODI line-up](https://readcricket.com/2026/09/16/india-selection-committee-meets-to-finalise-west-indies-odi-squad/), selectors withdrew Nitish Kumar Reddy from the Asian Games group.

Reddy joins Naman Dhir and Auqib Nabi, who both received maiden 50-over call-ups to a senior side led by captain Shubman Gill.

Should Pandya clear his domestic workload parameters, he could return for the New Zealand fixtures in November.