Dhawan ruled out of ICC World Cup, Rishabh Pant likely to replace

Jun 19, 2019

Southampton (UK), Jun 19 (ANI): While addressing the press conference, Team India Manager Sunil Subramaniam said, “Shikhar Dhawan has a fracture at the base of the first metacarpal of his left hand. He will remain in cast until mid-July which rules him out of ICC World Cup. We have requested Rishabh Pant as the replacement.” Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of World Cup 2019 as his is not in a position to recover in time from a thumb fracture. During a fixture against Australia on June 09, he was hit by a Pat Cummins bouncer.