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New Delhi: Team India’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the World Cup 2023. This news is a big blow for India in the ICC Cricket World Cup. He has been ruled out of the Cricket World Cup due to the ankle injury he sustained in the match vs Bangladesh. He has beeen replaced by Prasidh Krishna.
In a statement, ICC said,”His (Pandya) place in India’s squad will be taken by Prasidh Krishna, with the inexperienced fast bowler parachuted into the playing group after being approved by the tournament’s Event Technical Committee on Saturday.”
This is a huge blow to India as Pandya provided a much-needed balance to the playing XI. Indian team was unbeaten in World Cup 2023. She won seven out of seven matches and reached the semi-finals. Now Team India has to play remaining matches against South Africa on November 5 and Netherlands on November 12.
After this, the semi-finals (November 15 to 16) will be held. Then there is the World Cup final on November 19. However, International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that Pandya has now been ruled out of the World Cup. Pacer Krishna has played in 19 white ball games for India and was last seen playing the bilateral series vs Australia in September.
According to the latest update, star all-rounder Hardik Pandya will be unable to play the rest of the tournament due to his ankle injury. Pandya sustained the injury while saving a straight drive off his bowling during the Bangladesh match.
He looked in discomfort straightaway and since then has missed out on three matches, vs New Zealand, England and Sri Lanka. Pandya injured his left ankle while bowling during India’s World Cup match against Bangladesh on 19 October in Pune. The famous Krishna will take his place in Team India.
Mohammed Shami, who replaced Pandya in the side as the pacer, has had a good run in these games. Shami has picked 14 wickets in 3 games. But Pandya’s absence means India will have to stick to this combination going forward. It also means India will have to play with just five pure bowlers and accomodating a spinner will mean sacrificing a pacer.
