Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant was on June 12 brought in as cover for the injured Shikhar Dhawan in India’s World Cup squad. “Rishabh Pant is being flown in from India as cover at the request of the team management,” a senior BCCI official currently in England told PTI. Shikhar Dhawan gets medical attention for his left hand during the Group Stage match between India and Australia at The Oval. The team management has decided that Dhawan will continue to be in England and his progress will be monitored,” the Indian team said in a statement on Wednesday night. “Dhawan sustained an injury on the back of his left hand in the region between the index finger and thumb...,” it added.

Source: The Hindu June 12, 2019 07:29 UTC