Cricket World Cup 2023: Veteran Star To Replace Hardik Pandya As India's Vice-Captain - Report

04.11.2023 - 15:15 sports.ndtv.com

Rohit Sharma-led Team India suffered a huge blow on Saturday as star all-rounder Hardik Pandya was ruled out of the Cricket World Cup 2023.

Given that Hardik was also the vice-captain of the team besides being a terrific all-rounder only adds to India's problems. Though India are yet to lose any game in the tournament, the absence of Hardik will definitely be felt ahead in the tournament as the player provides a superb balance to the playing XI of the team.

Hardik suffered an ankle injury while trying to stop a shot off his own bowling against Bangladesh on October 19. He remained on the sidelines since then due to the injury which eventually forced him to leave the tournament mid-way.

According to a report in The Indian Express, KL Rahul has been appointed the role of vice-captain for the Indian cricket team.

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Indian cricket team all-rounder Hardik Pandya suffered a major heartbreak in the middle of the Cricket World Cup 2023 as he was ruled out of the competition due to injury. During the group stage match against Bangladesh, the all-rounder was forced to limp out of the field after injuring his left ankle and the seriousness of the injury meant that his journey in the World Cup came to a premature end. Ahead of the Cricket World Cup 2023 final match against Australia in Ahmedabad, Pandya took to social media to post a special message for his teammates and urged them to 'bring the cup home' for their billions of fans.

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