Dhawan was on Wednesday forced out of the mega-event owing to a fractured left thumb, an injury that he picked up during the June 9 clash against Australia. The swashbuckler scored a match-winning hundred while playing through pain in that game.
Shikhar Dhawan with Virat Kohli
legendary Sachin Tendulkar Thursday said he expects Shikhar Dhawan to bounce back strongly from the injury setback that has forced him out of the World Cup and backed the opener's replacement Rishabh Pant to do well.
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Feel for you Shikhar. You were playing well & to be injured in the middle of such an important tournament is heartbreaking. I’m sure you’ll come back stronger than ever.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) June 20, 2019
Rishabh you’ve been playing well & there can’t be a bigger platform to express yourself. Good luck! pic.twitter.com/T7qzKcDfoO
Dhawan was on Wednesday forced out of the mega-event owing to a fractured left thumb, an injury that he picked up during the June 9 clash against Australia. The swashbuckler scored a match-winning hundred while playing through pain in that game.
"Feel for you Shikhar. You were playing well & to be injured in the middle of such an important tournament is heartbreaking. I'm sure you'll come back stronger than ever," Tendulkar tweeted.
Replacing Dhawan in the team is the 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman Pant, who has impressed one and all with aggressive hundreds during maiden Test tours of England and Australia.
"Rishabh you've been playing well & there can't be a bigger platform to express yourself. Good luck!," Tendulkar.
Shikhar Dhawan replied on Sachin Tendulkar's post saying, "Thank you Paaji"
Thank you so much Paaji ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0099u00c2u008f
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) June 20, 2019
Several other users also commented on Sachin Tendulkar's post:
Wish you speedy recovery to Gabbar #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/bYN9bH8m4i
— Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary (@Sudhir10dulkar) June 20, 2019
Sachin, you are the one who have always backed @ImRo45 and no doubt he is now a ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0092u00c2u008eðu00c2u009fu00c2u0091u00c2u008cðu00c2u009fu00c2u0091u00c2u008c
— Manish Bothraðu00c2u009fu00c2u0087®ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0087³ (@MoneyMystery) June 20, 2019
Good luck rishab
— Aryan Chauhan (@AryanCh56766095) June 20, 2019
Rishbh Pant Should play in place of Kedar Jadhav,SHANKAR is gud bowler n diffensive batsmen who can be gud when early wickets fall.Pant,Pandya,Dhoni are agresive ones.Who can rise run rate.Flexible Batting position is key for India.
— VISHAL PEDHARKAR (@pedharkar) June 20, 2019
Sir tendulkar..... Good luck to thik h but hme to @rishab k ulte pulte batting style or shot se dr lgta h ... Bc!.. kb" OUT "' ho jaye ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0098¢ , KUCHH tips do rishabh ko
— Dr Ajeet Sharma (@ajeetrazz123) June 20, 2019
Shikhar sir come back strongly we are waiting for you
— Rejjak Islam (@IslamRejjak) June 20, 2019
This might b end of career for Shikhar Dhawan where the reserve bench too is houseful & when we have pool of some great talents waiting to roar with likes of Pant, Gill,Shreyas,Raidu,Ishan then things look very difficult to make a comeback
— nripendra awasthi (@vbdesigns1) June 20, 2019
Get well soon - shikhar dhawan
— Vivekðu00c2u009fu00c2u0091» (@VivekKu50627295) June 20, 2019
And all the best - rishabh pantðu00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u008dðu00c2u009fu00c2u0091u00c2u008d
India will play their next match on Saturday against minnows Afghanistan. The two-time champions are undefeated in the ongoing edition.
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