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Hardik Pandya.
Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the remainder of the ODI World Cup 2023. The Indian All-rounder suffered an ankle injury during the match against Bangladesh. Following it, Hardik was taken to scans. The reports suggested that he was going to miss some matches. Hardik was soon taken to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for a quick recovery.
Hardik was ruled out of the match against New Zealand. But the reports suggested that he might be available by the time India played England in Lucknow. But he was not. Reports claimed Hardik to be unfit till the semifinal of the ODI World Cup 2023. But the latest reports suggest that Hardik has not yet fully recovered from his injury, which has ruled him out of the tournament.
In its statement, the Apex Cricket Board stated that Hardik had not recovered from his injury. "India's unbeaten start to the Men's Cricket World Cup has received a massive hit with the news that star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has failed to recover from his ankle injury and will miss the remainder of the tournament," said the Apex Cricket Board in its statement.
The event's technical committee approves Prasidh Krishna as Hardik's replacement
Hardik's unavailability has led to India replacing him with Prasidh Krishna. India got the approval from the technical committee of the event to get Prasidh as the replacement. "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," read the statement of the apex board.
The event's technical committee has the likes of Wasim Khan, Gaurav Saxena, Simon Doull, Chris Tetley, Russell Arnold, and Hemang Amin, The move has not been received well by the fans, who have questioned the process of selecting the replacement. While Hardik is a genuine All-rounder, Prasidh is a seam bowler. India already has many pacers in the squad. Fans have demanded the management to get a batter in the place of the injured Hardik.