On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined a host of cricketers to offer his sympathy to injured India opener Shikhar Dhawan, who was ruled out of the Cricket World Cup, saying "the pitch will miss you." Shikhar Dhawan's World Cup campaign came to an end as the prolific batsman sustained a thumb fracture during the match against Australia.

Dear @SDhawan25, no doubt the pitch will miss you but I hope you recover at the earliest so that you can once again be back on the field and contribute to more wins for the nation. https://t.co/SNFccgeXAo

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 20, 2019

PM Narendra Modi took micro-blogging site Twitter and shared a heartfelt message for Shikhar Dhawan. Quoting Dhwan's post where the left-handed batsman announced he won't be able to participate any further in the World Cup, PM Modi wrote: Dear @SDhawan25, no doubt the pitch will miss you but I hope you recover at the earliest so that you can once again be back on the field and contribute to more wins for the nation."