India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the ongoing Asia Cup with an acute back injury and Deepak Chahar is likely to be his replacement.
Chahar will be landing in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, a BCCI source confirmed to PTI.
Pandya was stretchered off the field during the Group A match against arch rivals Pakistan in the first innings on Wednesday.
The incident took place in the 18th over of the Pakistan innings when the all-rounder was bowling his fifth over.
It was the fifth delivery and Pandya, after completing the follow through, immediately felt his lower back and lay on the ground in considerable pain. He was unable to get up and was stretchered off. He was then taken for medical examination.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) tweeted that Pandya was suffering from an acute lower back injury.
Injury update - @hardikpandya7 has an acute lower back injury. He is able to stand at the moment and the medical team is assessing him now.
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 19, 2018
Manish Pandey is on the field as his substitute #TeamIndia #AsiaCup pic.twitter.com/lLpfEbxykj
Pandya ended with figures of 4.5-0-24-0 after Babar Azam’s catch was dropped by Mahendra Singh Dhoni when the batsman was on 32. India won the match easily beating Pakistan by 8 wickets, chasing 162 in 28 overs.
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