Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wished India opener Shikhar Dhawan a speedy recovery. The batsman has been ruled out of the ongoing World Cup due to a fractured thumb.
After being forced out, an emotional Dhawan had tweeted thatthe “show must go on” without him at the ongoing World Cup.Retweeting the opener’s tweet, PM Modi wrote: “Dear @SDhawan25, no doubtthe pitch will miss you but I hope you recover at the earliest so that you canonce again be back on the field and contribute to more wins for thenation.”
Dhawan had suffered the injury after being hit by a PatCummins delivery during his 109-ball knock of 117 against Australia on June 9.On Wednesday, the southpaw was officialy ruled out of the remainder of theshowpiece event and wicketkeeper-batsman Pant, who flew in as Dhawan’s coverahead of India’s game against Pakistan in Manchester, was officially named hisreplacement.
Earlier on Thursday, batting great Sachin Tendulkar alsowished Dhawan an early recovery and said he will come back strongly after beingforced to miss the event.India will next take on minnows Afghanistan onSaturday. While Men in Blue have won three of their four games with one beingwashed off, Afghanistan are yet to win a game in this edition of the showpieceevent.