ICC World Cup 2019: Shreyash Iyer might replace Shikhar Dhawan as India’s opening batsman

Shreyas Iyer, who is currently in England, is likely to replace injured Shikhar Dhawan in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

According to the media reports, BCCI is considering Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant to replace Shikhar Dhawan who fractured his thumb. It is yet not clear whether Shikhar Dhawan will stay in England after his scan reports come out.


Team India suffered a huge jolt on Tuesday as opener Shikhar Dhawan was ruled out of the 2019 World Cup for three weeks with a fractured thumb. Dhawan was hit by a ball from Nathan Coulter-Nile during his brilliant century against Australia at The Oval on Sunday. He was in pain but continued to bat with a tapped thumb. During the Australia innings, it was Ravindra Jadeja who took the field for Dhawan.

(With IANS)