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In what is a piece of unfortunate news, India’s premier all-rounder Hardik Pandya will be out of action for at least two more months, which effectively rules him out of the rubbers against Australia and South Africa. Pandya suffered an ankle injury in the World Cup game against Bangladesh because of which he was ruled out of the remainder of the tournament. Initially, he was expected to be fit for the business end of the tournament but his progress towards recovery was not as quick as expected.
Pandya’s absence was a significant blow to the Indian team as his all-around abilities provided the skipper with a much-needed sixth bowling option and added balance to the lineup. However, much to India’s delight, Pandya’s absence has not hurt the team, at least so far.
The batters have done their job well while Mohammed Shami, who came into the 11 due to Hardik’s injury, has been absolutely sensational. Having featured in just 6 games, he is the highest wicket-taker with 23 scalps to his name, including a magnificent 7-wicket haul in the semi-final against New Zealand. Fans will hope that India can cope with Pandya’s absence for one more game as their next challenge is the World Cup Final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, November 19.
The injury to Pandya is a huge blow as he has been the captain of the T20 side since last year’s World Cup in Australia. The injury now throws India’s T20 World Cup 2024 plans into disarray. As such, the Indian board has a huge headache to deal with.
India’s 5-match T20 series against Australia will begin on October 23 and culminate on December 3. Meanwhile, the T20s against the Proteas will commence on December 10 and end on December 14. The T20 series will be followed by a 3-match ODI series and a 2-match Test series.
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Bht bura hua yeh toh 🥲
— Kunal Yadav (@Kunal_KLR) November 17, 2023
he is the one advertising the series on hotstar and pity he will miss the series.
— ηᎥ†Ꭵղ (@nkk_123) November 17, 2023
It’s time for India to look for another all round option, as we know hardik only play white ball format these days. For balance of a good team we need an all rounder in test cricket also .. most of the times hardik is struggling with few unwanted injuries.
— Ravindra Bisht | रविन्द्र बिष्ट 🇮🇳 (@RavindraBishtUk) November 17, 2023
Lol who cares about those series after the world cup. World cup jeeto ab bus 🔥💯
— Zoya Khan (@SweetZzoya) November 17, 2023
Koi na , humko sirf World Cup chahiye bus
— CricketWala (@CricketWala786) November 17, 2023
that is some serious injury i think
— anees ur rehman (@an33s) November 17, 2023
That’s okay, current squad can do wonders
— Sri (@sri_shanbala) November 17, 2023