World Cup 2023: Big Blow for India as Hardik Pandya Ruled out of the ODI World Cup due to Ankle Injury

Big Blow for India as Hardik Pandya Ruled out of the ODI World Cup due to Ankle Injury: After having scans, Hardik was referred to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) to receive additional care from an English expert.

It was anticipated that he would be eligible again for the tournament’s latter phases, which include league-stage matches against the Netherlands and South Africa in addition to the knockout stages.

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The team management has chosen to replace Hardik with pacer Prasidh Krishna as the latter was unable to finish his recuperation in a timely manner. The personnel change in the squad was authorized on Saturday by the Event Technical Committee of the event.

Prasidh Krishna will therefore be qualified to participate in the Men in Blue’s upcoming match against South Africa, should they choose to do so.

Team India benched fellow all-rounder Shardul Thakur in Hardik Pandya’s absence, and by playing specialists Mohammed Shami and Suryakumar Yadav, they jeopardized their batting depth.

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However, the change has worked wonders for the side, with Suryakumar being among the runs, coming down the order after the in-form top order has wreaked havoc.

Shami, on the other hand, has taken 14 wickets in three matches and has forged a deadly trio with fellow pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.

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Similar to Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna too had a protracted injury layoff. In addition to playing in the 2023 Asia Cup and the bilateral ODI series against Australia ahead of the World Cup, he made his comeback during the T20I series against Ireland.

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