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<\/div>\nHardik Pandya in press conference ahead of 1st ODI against Australia\u00a9 AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Indian cricket team has qualified for the World Test Championship final with a 2-1 victory over Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In the summit clash, India will play Australia again, with the game scheduled to be held at the Oval in London in June. Hardik Pandya<\/a>, who hasn’t played a Test match for India since August 2018, was asked about making it to the final in a press conference on Thursday. The all-rounder ruled himself out, suggesting it would not be ‘ethical’ for him to be selected for the match as he hasn’t ‘earned’ his spot.<\/p>\n Hardik spoke to the media on the eve of the first ODI against Australia. The all-rounder, who will be leading India in the match, said that he wants to go through the grind and then make a return in the Test team.<\/p>\n “No. I am an ethically very strong person. I haven’t done 10% to reach there. I am not even a part of 1%. So, me coming there and taking someone’s place will ethically not go well. If I want to play Test cricket.<\/p>\n “I will go through the grind and earn my spot. Hence, for that reason I will not be for the WTC final or future Test series until I don’t feel that I have earned my spot”, he said.<\/p>\n Hardik has a decent captaincy experience under his belt, having led the Indian team in a total of 11 T20Is, winning 7 of them. But, captaining the team in ODIs will pose different challenges to the all-rounder. Senior players like Virat Kohli<\/a>, KL Rahul<\/a>, Mohammed Shami, Ravindra Jadeja<\/a>, etc. remain in the squad, and their support would be of huge importance to Hardik as he looks to impress as an ODI skipper, a job he is likely to take full-time in a year’s time.<\/p>\n In the second and third ODI, however, Rohit will return to lead the Indian team.<\/p>\n