An ankle injury suffered against Bangladesh ends the allrounder's campaign after just four appearances, but he will remain with the squad "in spirit". White-ball specialist Prasidh Krishna has been added as his replacement
Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the remainder of the men's Cricket World Cup with an ankle injury.
The India allrounder fell awkwardly in his follow-through while bowling against Bangladesh in Pune and has not played in the subsequent three matches.
Despite undergoing rehab at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore, it has been decided he will not fully recover in time to play any further part in the tournament.
Seamer Prasidh Krishna, who has taken 29 wickets in 17 one-day internationals, has been enlisted as his replacement.
Tough to digest the fact that I will miss out on the remaining part of the World Cup. I'll be with the team, in spirit, cheering them on every ball of every game. Thanks for all the wishes, the love, and the support has been incredible. This team is special and I'm sure we'll… pic.twitter.com/b05BKW0FgL
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) November 4, 2023
"Tough to digest the fact that I will miss out on the remaining part of the World Cup," Pandya wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
"I'll be with the team, in spirit, cheering them on every ball of every game. Thanks for all the wishes, the love, and the support has been incredible. This team is special and I'm sure we'll make everyone proud.
Pandya was viewed as a key component of India's attempts to land a third men's Cricket World Cup and second on home soil.
Prasidh Krishna has been approved as Pandya's replacement (Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images)
But even in his absence, India have marched to seven straight victories at the start of the group phase, booking their place in the semi-finals courtesy of beating Sri Lanka on Thursday (November 3).
They have remodelled their XI, dropping Shardul Thakur and adding Suryakumar Yadav and Mohammed Shami.
Shami in particular has been a revelation, taking 14 wickets at 6.71 while becoming India's leading wicket-taker in men's Cricket World Cups.
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