India's Opening Batsman Shikar Dhawan has been ruled out of ICC World Cup 2019 for a period of three weeks. The Batsman suffered a thumb injury against the match with Australia.
Shikar Dhawan Ruled out Of World Cup
In Dhawan’s absence, India are likely to open the innings with Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul, which would mean the Virat Kohli-led side would have to, once again, make a decision on the number four slot, which was, at the moment, was filled by Rahul.
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Shikhar Dhawan on Tuesday, was ruled out of the ongoing World Cup tournament for three weeks due to a fracture in a thumb. The left-handed batsman, and player of the match who scored 117 off 109 balls against Australia and helped India to a massive total of 352 on the board, went through precautionary scans on Tuesday to determine the extent of injury on his swollen left thumb.
In Dhawan’s absence, India are likely to open the innings with Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul, which would mean the Virat Kohli-led side would have to, once again, make a decision on the number four slot, which was, at the moment, was filled by Rahul.
Standbys Rishabh Pant and Ambati Rayudu are in contention to replace Dhawan. However, according to reports, the team management might also push for Mumbai batsman and India A captain Shreyas Iyer as he is a specialist No.4 batsman. Iyer is currently in England. Dhawan is being assessed by Patrick Farhart and specialists are being consulted right now to get a clear idea on his availability. Dhawan didn’t take the field due to the injury during the clash against Australia and Ravindra Jadeja fielded in his place for the entire 50 overs.
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