ODI World Cup 2023: Blow to India! Hardik Pandya not expected to return before THIS match - Report
Hardik Pandya Injury
India's all-rounder Hardik Pandya is not expected to play two more matches for India in the ODI World Cup 2023 because of the ankle injury injury. Pandya, who is recovering at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) Bengaluru, last played for India on October 19 in the quadrennial tournament. The developmentwas reported by ESPNCricinfo first.
Pandya had twisted his ankle against Bangladesh in his follow through while trying to stop the ball and since then has not played any cricket. He was taken for scans afterwards and at the time no serious injury was expected as per the board statements.
Firstly, the all-rounder was excluded from the match against New Zealand before being ruled out against England as well. He's now expected to make a return for last league game of India against Netherlands on November 12.
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India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey also said that the team's medical team is in constant touch with Pandya at the NCA and that they are hoping for an update in next 'couple of days.'
In absence of Pandya, India played Suryakumar Yadav as a specialist batter and bolstered their bowling by playing Mohammed Shami over Shardul Thakur. While SKY couldn't make an impact in the game against New Zealand, as he got run out for 2 after a mix-up with Virat Kohli, Shami started on fire with a five-wicket haul.
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In the next game against England, SKY made a vital contribution of 49 runs as India batters stuttered to reach 229 and Shami once again was on song, taking four wickets. Thanks to the performance of players stepping up in different games, India is the only undefeated team as of now in the ODI World Cup 2023.
With six wins in six games, India are almost through to the semi-finals with their three remaining games being against Sri Lanka on November 2, South Africa on November 5 and Netherlands on November 12.
