Big Blow: Shikhar Dhawan ruled out of Worldcup

Indian opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of the ongoing cricket world cup. Shikhar Dhawan suffered a hairline fracture during the match against Australia where he smashed a match-winning century. The left-hander was hit on the hand by a short pitch delivery by Australian fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile.

He was taken for scans after the match which revealed that Dhawan had suffered a hairline fracture on his right thumb.

"Shikhar Dhawan has been diagnosed with a fracture of the first metacarpal on his left hand following a ball impact injury during the team's first match versus Australia at the Oval on 5th June 2019," the BCCI said in a statement on Wedensday.

Dhawan's departure is a big blow for Team India as the batsman has a fantastic record in ICC tournaments. Dhawan has scored 6 centuries in ICC events 3 in Champions Trophy and the other three in ICC World Cup tournaments.