Massive blow to Team India, opener ruled out of World Cup 2019
Published on: Jun 19, 2019 5:03 pm IST|Updated on: Jun 19, 2019 5:09 pm IST
India opener Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 with a thumb injury. Dhawan suffered a hairline fracture against Australia at The Oval on June 9.
“Dhawan has been ruled out. He is not in a position to take part in the World Cup,” a source said.
Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of India's #CWC19 campaign with a broken bone in his hand.
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— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) June 19, 2019
Team India management was monitoring the progress as they hoped the batsman will recover in 4 weeks but it was not the case.
Shikhar Dhawan in ICC ODI events (CWC & CT):
Innings – 20
Runs – 1238
Average – 65.16
Centuries – 6
Fifties – 4
Dhawan has scored 25.81% of India's runs in those 20 matches; the highest % by any player for his team in major ICC ODI events. #CWC19 #India
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) June 19, 2019
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The replacement
Rishabh Pant has arrived in England earlier last week as a standby. The hard-hitting batsman has been training with the team and will replace Shikhar Dhawan in Team India squad.
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