WC 2023: Hardik Pandya ruled out of remainder of tournament, India name replacement

India suffered a big blow in the charge towards World Cup 2023 as star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the remainder of the tournament, ICC confirmed. The Indian star suffered an injury to his ankle and missed out on being part of India's three matches in the league phase. He will now be replaced by fast bowler Prasidh Krishna in the side. 

"India's unbeaten start to the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup has received a



massive hit with news that star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has failed to recover from his ankle injury and will miss the remainder of the tournament," ICC wrote in a news release on Saturday. Pandya picked an injury to his ankle while trying to stop a ball off his own bowling in the India vs Bangladesh clash at the MCA Stadium in Pune on October 19. He was not part of India's games against New Zealand (October 22), England (October 29) and Sri Lanka (November 2).