Team
india suffered a major setback as opener Shikhar Dhawan is going to miss the action for three weeks due to a thumb fracture. Dhawan was the hero of
india's win over
australia on Sunday with a knock of 117 off 109 balls. He sustained the Thumb Fracture after being hit on his left thumb by a rising delivery from pacer Nathan Coulter-
nile.
Dhawan did not take the field during
australia Batting and was substituted by
ravindra jadeja. He underwent scans here in which the fracture came to light. KL
rahul may have to open the batting along with
rohit Sharma in Shikhar Dhawan's absence. That will bring Dinesh
karthik to the middle order.
Designated standbys Rishabh Pant and
ambati rayudu are in contention to replace Dhawan in case he is completely ruled out of the event. The team management may also bring in
mumbai batsman and
india A captain Shreyas Iyer as he is a specialist No.4 batsman. Iyer is currently in
england and will join the team if he gets the call.