Hardik Pandya is not playing Test cricket currently due to an injury. He suffered a left quadriceps (hamstring-related) injury during the Asia Cup 2025 Super 4s match against Sri Lanka, which has ruled him out of the Asia Cup final and the upcoming India tour of Australia involving ODIs and T20Is. He has been advised rest for about four weeks to recover from this injury. This injury situation, along with his tendency to be injury-prone, is a key reason why he is not playing Tests at this time. Additionally, the injury and management decisions have kept him out of recent important matches, including the Asia Cup final against Pakistan in 2025.

Regarding Test cricket more broadly, Hardik Pandya's injury concerns and availability have been a recurring issue, and it has affected his consistent participation in the longer format as well.