Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya is all set to return to action after recovering from the back injury, as he has been included in the Baroda squad on Monday (December 10) for their Group A Ranji Trophy game against Mumbai to be played in Mumbai from 14 December.

Snehal Parikh, Secretary in-charge of the Baroda Cricket Association, has confirmed the latest development to Press Trust of India (PTI) on Monday.

The 25-year-old has been out of the field since September after suffering the back injury during the Asia Cup 2018 in the United Arab Emirates. Following the injury, the Baroda all-rounder missed the West Indies and ongoing Australia series as he was undergoing rehabilitation.

Hardik has been replaced the all-rounder Babashafi Pathan in the Baroda Ranji Trophy squad, which boosted with the inclusion of other regulars Yusuf Pathan, Lukman Meriwala, Rishi Arothe, and captain Kedar Devdhar, to take on Mumbai at the Wankhede Stadium.

In the ongoing 2018-19 season of the Ranji Trophy, Baroda has won only one encounter and lost one while drawn three out of their played five games in the tournament.

Baroda Squad:
Kedar Devdhar (Captain), Aditya Waghmode, Vishnu Solanki (Vice Captain), Yusuf Pathan, Swapnil Singh, Bhargav Bhatt, Soeb Tai, Rishi Arothe, Lukman Meriwala, Shivalik Sharma, Mitesh Patel (wicket-keeper), Dhiren Mistry, Soyeb Soparia, Pratyush Kumar and Hardik Pandya.

(With PTI Inputs)