India’s Hardik Pandya falls to the bottom after injuring his left ankle throughout their match towards Bangladesh within the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, in Pune on October 19, 2023.
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Hardik Pandya is set to miss the battle for the highest spot within the World Cup league stage on Sunday after injuring his left foot throughout India’s facile win towards Bangladesh in Pune on Thursday. The allrounder is set to go away for the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for treating his damage.
The Hindu understands that Hardik Pandya didn’t go away for Dharamshala on Friday as the remainder of the India squad boarded a chartered flight from Pune. While the Indian workforce administration or the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is but to problem an official replace after the scan outcomes, it’s understood that Hardik’s scan has revealed a minor muscle tear.
The workforce’s medical employees after consulting specialists feels a cortisone shot might assist Hardik recuperate in time for the subsequent weekend’s game towards England, in Lucknow on October 29.
A cortisone shot helps an athlete relieve of ache and subside swelling a lot faster, thereby hastening restoration. The weeklong hole after the conflict towards New Zealand might give Hardik sufficient time to recuperate in time and scale back the impression of his absence for the workforce.
A muscle sprain can solely be healed with relaxation, icing, strapping the portion and maintaining it elevated. Hardik suffered the damage off the third ball he bowled, whereas making an attempt to cease Litton Das’ straight drive off his personal bowling. After being unable to cease the ball by stretching his proper leg, he appeared to have fallen awkwardly on his left foot, thereby hurting it greater than the correct ankle.
Hardik’s unavailability for the important thing conflict towards New Zealand will imply India could have to make reshuffle its most well-liked mixture of stepping into with six bowling choices and eight batters.
