Team India skipper Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid have lots to ponder about for the remaining league video games of their ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. All-rounder Hardik Pandya is a key part within the Indian line-up – offering steadiness with each bat and ball however harm to his ankle is extra extreme than initially assumed after the India vs Bangladesh match in Pune final week.
Pandya twisted his ankle after bowling simply three balls towards Bangladesh on the MCA Stadium in Pune and didn’t journey with the Indian facet to Dharamsala as a precaution and missed the subsequent match towards New Zealand – which India gained by 4 wickets. It was earlier assumed that Pandya had minor harm and would simply be sidelined for the one match.
However, in keeping with ESPNCricinfo web site, Pandya has ligament harm in his ankle. “He will undergo a fitness test on Thursday before the BCCI medical team decides on his return date,” the ESPNCricinfo report acknowledged.
The Gujarat Titans captain has checked into National Cricket Academy (NCA) on Monday in Bengaluru for harm administration.
“Hardik is still under medication. While the swelling on his left ankle has subsided considerably, he will start bowling only towards the weekend. Right now, important is to give him time to recover,” an NCA supply instructed PTI information company.
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Hardik Pandya may very well be rested until semifinals
Team India are in a robust place and are on the high of the Points Table at the moment with 5 wins in 5 matches. Rohit Sharma’s facet are favourites to make the semifinal stage at this second and the Indian workforce administration might relaxation Hardik Pandya until the final 4 stage later subsequent month.
“Pandya has suffered a bad sprain but fortunately not a fracture. The BCCI medical team wants to take maximum precaution. He is likely to miss next two to three matches. The team wants him fully fit for the knock-out stage,” added a BCCI supply to PTI information company.
India’s subsequent match is towards defending world champions England on Sunday in Lucknow adopted by video games towards Sri Lanka in Mumbai on November 2 and match towards South Africa in Kolkata on November 5.
In Pandya’s absence, Suryakumar Yadav was a part of the Playing 11 alongside pacer Mohammad Shami – who claimed a five-wicket haul towards New Zealand final Sunday. But with Lucknow monitor helping the spinners historically, Ravichandran Ashwin might make a comeback and change Mohammed Siraj within the facet.
