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Rishabh Pant called in to cover for injured Shikhar Dhawan

Wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant will come in as a back up for injured Shikhar Dhawan in India's ongoing campaign at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup."Pant is likely to come to the UK as a back up of Dhawan and not as a replacement. The BCCI has not asked for a replacement as of now. They will monitor Dhawan's recovery," a senior BCCI official told ANI on Wednesday."If there will be an issue with Dhawan's improvement then BCCI will ask the ICC for replacement and Pant will be added in the squad," the official added.Dhawan is currently nursing an injury on the back of his left hand in the region between the index finger and thumb.During a fixture against Australia on June 9, Dhawan was hit by a Pat Cummins bouncer. However, the batsman went onto play a match-winning knock of 117 off 109 balls which helped India secure a 36-run win.On Tuesday, the BCCI had released a statement saying Dhawan is currently under observation after sustaining an injury. The opening batsman will stay in ...

ICC CWC 2019 Match 29 highlights: Brathwaite ton in vain; NZ win by 4 runs

It came down to the wire and West Indies lost in the penultimate over against New Zealand

Sri Lanka take many positives from Scotland victory ahead of World Cup

Dimuth Karunaratne, who will be leading Sri Lanka side in the forthcoming ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, scored a brilliant half-century on his captaincy debut to guide his side towards a 35-run victory (DLS method) in their second ODI against Scotland at the Grange Club on Sunday.Karunaratne had not played an ODI match since the previous edition of World Cup. Hence, the match proved to be a test for his leadership and batting abilities. Karunaratne smashed 77 runs off 88 deliveries and said that the inning gave him confidence."Playing an international one-dayer after such a long time is not easy. I was under pressure early on and was struggling a little bit. But once I got set and thought about how to play - which bowlers I should target - I felt better. Fortunately, I got a couple of chances. But thanks to the runs I got, I got some confidence," ESPN Cricinfo quoted Karunaratne, as saying.The first ODI between both the teams got abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain.In the

Bowlers still fear the 'Universe Boss', warns Gayle

Heading into his fifth World Cup, veteran West Indies opener Chris Gayle feels the bowlers know very well what he is capable of doing and are scared of him, although they won't admit it.

ICC CWC 2019: The tournament has potential to change the world, says Pompeo

His comments came during his address to a Washington audience that included Google's Indian-American CEO Sundar Pichai and top corporate executives from India and the US at the India Ideas Summit

ICC World Cup 2019: India has managed to pick a side with little to fault

Recent developments notwithstanding, there will be a strong desire within the Indian squad to make up for past failures

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Is it coming home to England this time?

With 100 days until the 2019 World Cup gets underway, might it be the year that England lift the global game's premier limited-overs trophy at long last?