Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya sustained an ankle injury during IND vs BAN World Cup clash on October 19 and after missing the IND vs NZ match at Dharamshala, the vice-captain is set to miss two more matches.
So far, Pandya hasn’t started to bowl, as he continues to recover from his ankle injury. The all-rounder will join the squad in Mumbai (IND vs SL) or Kolkata (IND vs SA) as the Indian management isn’t willing to take any risk regarding his fitness.
The Indian all-rounder, who injured his ankle while trying to stop a ball with his feet on his follow-through, is being treated at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru.
Earlier, BCCI released a statement on Hardik Pandya’s injury and confirmed that the 30-year-old will miss the fixture against New Zealand.
Earlier, the BCCI released a statement on Hardik Pandya’s injury and confirmed Pandya’s unavailability for IND vs NZ game at Dharmshala.
“Hardik Pandya sustained an injury to his left ankle while fielding on his own bowling during India’s match against Bangladesh at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. The all-rounder was taken for scans and is advised rest. He will be under the constant supervision of the BCCI Medical Team. He will not be taking the flight to Dharamsala with the team on 20th October and will now join the team directly in Lucknow where India play England,” the BCCI had said in a release before IND vs NZ clash.
With 5 wins in 5 matches, Team India is cruising in the World Cup. With four league matches still to go, team management would not want to rush Pandya’s comeback in the side. In Hardik’s absence, Suryakumar Yadav is likely to continue to be part of the playing XI for the next two matches.
India Squad for Cricket World Cup 2023
Batters: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav
WKs: Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul (VC)
Seam all-rounders: Shardul Thakur
Spin all-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin
Seamers: Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Spinner: Kuldeep Yadav
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