Hardik Pandya Out of Cricket World Cup Due to Injury, Prasidh Krishna Named Replacement

Ankle Injury Sidelines India's Vice-Captain, Undefeated Hosts Eye Third Title as Krishna Steps Up

Hardik Pandya, India's all-rounder and vice-captain, is ruled out of the rest of the Cricket World Cup due to an ankle injury incurred during a game against Bangladesh in Pune on October 19.
Despite Pandya's absence, India has managed to win all seven of its games in the tournament, with Mohammed Shami picking up 14 wickets across three games.
Prasidh Krishna has been named as Pandya's replacement after gaining approval from ICC’s tournament technical committee; he has taken 29 wickets in 17 one-day internationals.
The undefeated host team is the first to qualify for the semi-finals with two games in hand and is slated to play South Africa in Kolkata on November 5.
Should India face archrival Pakistan in the semi-finals, the game is set to be moved to Kolkata instead of the initially planned venue in Mumbai on November 15.