NEW DELHI: India’s premier all-rounder Hardik Pandya is set to return to competitive cricket later this month, featuring for his state side Baroda in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Pandya is getting close to match fitness at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru and if everything stays on track, he is set to feature as early as the first game of the tournament. It is understood that even in the worst-case scenario, he should be back on the park by the team's second fixture. The domestic T20 tournament gets underway on November 26 with Baroda playing their games in Hyderabad. It is further learnt that there will be no break for Pandya and he will straight to Hyderabad after getting Return to Play (RTP) from the CoE. India's three-match ODI series versus South Africa get

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