XtraTime Web Desk: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday confirmed that the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 has approved Rishabh Pant as a replacement player for Shikhar Dhawan in India’s squad for the remainder of the tournament.
Dhawan, who suffered a thumb injury during the league match against Australia, has been ruled out of further participation in the event. The left hander sustained a fracture on the base of the first metacarpal on his left hand following a ball impact injury during Indian Cricket Team’s second ICC World Cup match versus Australia at the Oval on 9th June 2019. Following several specialist consultations, he has been advised to keep his hand in a cast until mid-July. The opening batsman will not be available for the remainder of the tournament.
The replacement of a player requires the approval of the Event Technical Committee before the replacement player can be officially added to the squad.
The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 consists of Geoff Allardice (ICC, ETC chairman), Campbell Jamieson (ICC representative), Steve Elworthy (CWC representative), Alan Fordham (host representative), Harsha Bhogle and Kumar Sangakkara (both independent representatives).