ICC World Cup 2023: Pandya out of World Cup after ankle swelling resurfaces, Prasidh gets call-up

Star India allrounder Hardik Pandya was on Saturday ruled out of the ongoing World Cup after failing to recover from his ankle injuryPacer Prasidh Krishna who played 17 ODIs has been named Pandyas replacement in the Indian squad the ICC said in a media releaseAlso ReadIndia favourites but Australia can be very dangerous in semis AB de VilliersPandya had hurt his left ankle while fielding of his own bowling in the game against Bangladesh in Pune on October 19Tough to digest the fact that I will miss out on the remaining part of the World Cup Ill 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 Im sure well make everyone proud Pandya said on X formerly twitterTaking to TwitterTough to digest the fact that I will miss out on the remaining part of the World Cup Ill 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 Im sure wellhellip pictwittercomb05BKW0FgLmdash hardik pandya hardikpandya7 November 4 2023According to BCCI sources privy to developments at the NCA Pandya had resumed his training in Bengaluru but the swelling on his left ankle has resurfaced and hence there is no chance that he could even play at the business end of the tournamentAs it has been said earlier Pandya doesnt have any fracture and only had minor tear He had resumed training but suddenly considerable amount of swelling developed in left ankle region and he wouldnt have been fit to bowl This is not some injury which could be managed with injections Considerable swelling resurfaced on Thursday and unless it subsides he cant do skills training for some more time the official told PTI on condition of anonymityThe BCCI had three players named as standbys for the tournament lefthanded batter Tilak Varma wicketkeeperbatter Sanju Samson and pacer Prasidh and they could only name one of the threeAlso Read IN PHOTOS ENG vs AUS Heres all you need to knowIt is understood the rationale behind Prasidhs selection is that the team would miss Hardiks bowling more than his batting and hence the only player who could fit the bill was the Karnataka pacerIn fact before his lower back stress fracture and subsequent surgery Prasidh was among Rahul Dravids top choice to play ODI cricket and rest as they say is historyWith Shardul Thakur and Ravichandran Ashwin already in the backup the Indian team management wasnt too keen on an allrounder as both are considered to be decent enough battersIn terms of batting the team is well covered with Ishan Kishan a lefthandercumkeeper already in the reserves hence neither Sanju nor Tilak would have been considered for the roleRight now the team is set and even Prasidh unless some massive injury happens is unlikely to get a gameAll the three pacers Mohammed Shami Mohamamed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah pick themselves and hence there is little chance for Prasidh to get a lookinThe only situation where some pacers can rest is the Netherlands game where a Shardul Ashwin or Prasidh could get a lookin in case the first choice fast bowlers are rested before the semifinal likely to be played in MumbaiThe situation is also God sent for Suryakumar Yadav who at No 6 will get to play all of Indias remaining games unless injury happensThe replacement of a player requires the approval of the Event Technical Committee before the player can be officially added to the squadThe Event Technical Committee of the ICC Mens Cricket World Cup 2023 consists of Wasim Khan ICC General Manager Cricket and ETC Chair Chris Tetley ICC Head of Events Hemang Amin Acting CEO BCCI Gaurav Saxena General Manager Operations BCCI Russel Arnold and Simon Doull Independent RepresentativesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever