Injuries thread

[Malcolm]

Shikhar Dhawan is likely to miss India's next two matches, due to a hairline fracture on his left thumb.

 

[harsh.ag]

Shikhar Dhawan is likely to miss India's next two matches, due to a hairline fracture on his left thumb.

Ugh. This sucks. Big loss.

KL to open then, I guess. Fly in Yuvi at 4.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Fly in Pant NOW.

 

[stephen]

Shikhar Dhawan is likely to miss India's next two matches, due to a hairline fracture on his left thumb.

You're welcome New Zealand.

 

[ankitj]

Fly in Pant NOW.

Yes, get him in the squad and play in first XI straight away. Rahul to open.

 

[harsh.ag]

Think you're only allowed to do that if a player is ruled out of the whole tourney. But I may be wrong about that.

 

[ankitj]

So we are going to play Vijay Shankar? If so, I hope he doesn't bat #4, Dhoni does.

 

[trundler]

Stoinis ruled out and Marsh brought in. Yesss.

 

[stephen]

Stoinis ruled out and Marsh brought in. Yesss.

Only for one game. M Marsh is not a part of the squad unless Stoinis' injury is worse than that and Australia rule him out for the rest of the tournament.

 

[Starfighter]

Can they fake it?

 

[cnerd123]

Only for one game. M Marsh is not a part of the squad unless Stoinis' injury is worse than that and Australia rule him out for the rest of the tournament.

I thought teams weren't allowed replacements unless a player was ruled out completely?

 

[Burgey]

As my legion of followers on here know, I never wish an injury on anyone, but this is a potentially WC winning side strain for Australia here. MMarsh is just a better LO package than Stoinis in the middle order.

It’s a shame Marcus’ side strain which he incurred while flexing in front of the mirror a couple of days back before going out to make a duck has ruled him out for life, but there we go, we will have to make do.

 

[Burgey]

I thought teams weren't allowed replacements unless a player was ruled out completely?

They aren’t. He’s flown over as cover in case he is ruled out.

Which I’m sure they’ll do tomorrow morning first thing. You know, for Stoinis’ long term future and all. Lol.

 

[Borges]

TOI reports (based on an unnamed source) that Pant has been asked to fly to England as stand by for Dhawan.

 

[smash84]

Dhawan is a big big blow.

As meaningless a stat is centuries in wins might be () but he's the sort of player who comes to my mind that when he scores a century, India are almost guaranteed a win.

 

[Cruxdude]

Yup Dhawan is a big blow. Just when people were thinking that the number 4 issue is solved we are going to have to reopen the case and also worry about Rahul as an opener. ****!

 

[Burgey]

Literally the only thing Stoinis has timed sweetly all WC is his side strain

 

[Daemon]

Literally the only thing Stoinis has timed sweetly all WC is his side strain

**** posting

 

[cnerd123]

> "I would never wish injury on a player"
> Starts thread to track all injuries to players
> Celebrates when a player gets injured

Ok

 

[Burgey]

**** posting

**** human

In any event, Dermo Abbott now winging it to the UK with the Aus A squad. Will be there to save the day.