Officially Shikhar Dhawan ruled out of World Cup 2019

Shikhar Dhawan officially ruled out of ICC World Cup 2019

India's opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Dhawan was hit on the thumb during his 17th ODI century earlier in the tournament against Australia. The left-handed batsman was ruled for three weeks initially.

India captain Virat Kohli had opened up on monitoring Dhawan’s injury before taking a final call on him. The team management was of the opinion that Dhawan would recover before India’s last two league matches and the knockout match. However, what has come as a huge blow is a fact that the 33-year old cricketer will take no further part in the tournament.

Shikhar Dhawan had played two matches in the tournament. He had scored 125 runs at an average of 62.50 and a strike rate of 103.30. Apart from his current form, Dhawan has a stellar record in ICC tournaments, so his absence might hurt India.

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Dhawan in ICC Tournament

In the 20 ODIs which he has played in ICC tournaments, Dhawan has scored 1,238 runs. At an average of 65.15 and a strike rate of 98.25 including six centuries and four half-centuries.

Talking of playing ICC tournaments in England, Dhawan has scored 826 runs in 12 matches. At an average of 75.09 and a strike rate of 101.84 including four centuries and three half-centuries.

Shikhar Dhawan's Replacement

Rishabh Pant the wicket-keeper was called to England as a standby for Dhawan, has now been included as Dhawan’s replacement. With Vijay Shankar and Dinesh Karthik already in the team, it will be interesting to see if Pant will be included in the playing XI or not.