Injured Hardik Pandya set to miss group games against Sri Lanka and South Africa

India allrounder Hardik Pandya is set to miss two more matches at the World Cup, against Sri Lanka and South Africa, as he continues to recover from an ankle injury he suffered against Bangladesh. Pandya has not played a match since October 19, and ESPNcricinfo understands that India are unlikely to rush him back till at least the final game of the league stages, against Netherlands on November 12.

He had harmed himself while bowling against Bangladesh in Pune, when he seemed to curve his lower leg while attempting to stop a shot with his right foot during his completion. He had no further impact in that match, and was taken for examines. The injury controlled Pandya out of India's next match, against New Zealand in Dharamsala, and however the allrounder was supposed to join the group straightforwardly in Lucknow in time for the October 29 game against Britain, he had to pass on that game too because of a tendon physical issue.

Pandya has since been going through restoration at the Public Cricket Foundation in Bengaluru, and is supposed to take as much time as is needed with the recuperation. To compensate for his inside and out abilities, India played Suryakumar Yadav, and supplanted Shardul Thakur with Mohammed Shami against New Zealand. Suryakumar was run-out for 2, yet Shami, playing his most memorable match of this World Cup, got a five-for to assist India with limiting New Zealand to under 300.

India then, at that point, experienced little difficulty considering off Britain to be well, at last cruising to a 100-run win. After the Britain match, India's bowling trainer Paras Mhambrey had said that the clinical group was in steady touch with Pandya and the NCA, and that they were wanting to get a report on his wellness in the "following several days".

India are presently on top of the focuses table, and the main unbeaten side in the competition, with six successes from as many matches. They are close to play Sri Lanka, in Mumbai on November 2, preceding making a beeline for Kolkata for the game against South Africa. India will then, at that point, adjust the association stages by taking on Netherlands in Bengaluru.