Hardik twisted his ankle during India's match against Bangladesh at the MCA Stadium in Pune...
Digital Desk: All-rounder Hardik Pandya is ruled out of the remaining matches of ICC World Cup 2023 due to an unrecovered ankle injury, the International Cricket Council confirmed on Saturday.
On October 19, during India's match against Bangladesh at the MCA Stadium in Pune, Hardik twisted his ankle. In India's matches against England, Sri Lanka, and New Zealand, he couldn't participate.
"India's unbeaten start to the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup has received a massive hit with the news that star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has failed to recover from his ankle injury and will miss the remainder of the tournament," the International Cricket Council stated in a statement.
ICC's Event Technical Committee has approved pacer Prasidh Krishna's addition to the team as Hardik's replacement.
"His 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," stated the International Cricket Council.
The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 consists of members Wasim Khan (ICC General Manager - Cricket, ETC Chair), Chris Tetley (ICC Head of Events), Hemang Amin (Acting CEO - BCCI), Gaurav Saxena (General Manager - Operations, BCCI), Russel Arnold and Simon Doull (Independent Representatives).
India defeated Sri Lanka by 302 runs earlier this week to qualify for the Cricket World Cup semifinals. India bowled Sri Lanka out for a meager total of 55 after registering a massive total of 357/8.
With seven points from seven games, India leads the points table.
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