Rishabh Pant to fly for World Cup 2019 after Dhawan injury

India wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant who failed to make into the World Cup 2019 15-Men squad has been had been named as one of the stand-bys after opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan injured his thumb.

As per Indian media reports, the aggressive batsman will fly into the UK on Thursday, 13 June, to join the side should the need arise for him to be a part of the 15.

“Dhawan is presently under the observation of the BCCI medical team," the Indian team said in a statement on Tuesday, 11 June. "The team management has decided that Dhawan will continue to be in England and his progress will be monitored.”

The left-handed batsman suffered the injury as a result of a nasty blow from a rising delivery by Australia paceman Nathan Coulter-Nile but still went on to complete his 17th one-day international century.

The Virat Kohli-led side are up against New Zealand in Nottingham on Thursday before taking on arch-rivals Pakistan in the showpiece match of the 10-team round-robin group stage in Manchester on Sunday.