Injured Hardik Pandya Ruled out of World Cup, Prasidh Krishna to Replace Him

Team India, which is galloping ahead with a series of nonstop wins faced a setback as all-rounder Hardik Pandya was ruled out of the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2023 due to an ankle injury. This was confirmed by the International Cricket Council confirmed (ICC) on Saturday.

“India’s unbeaten start to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup has received a massive hit with news that star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has failed to recover from his ankle injury and will miss the remainder of the tournament,” the ICC said in a statement.

“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 ICC’s statement.

Hardik twisted his ankle during India’s match against Bangladesh at the MCA Stadium in Pune on October 19. He did not play in India’s matches against New Zealand, England and Sri Lanka.

India’s Revised Squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023:

Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav