Ishant Sharma was on Saturday
ruled out of the World Cup as the pacer was the only one among the four
cricketers to have failed the fitness test.
The injured four players -
Ishant, Ravindra Jadeja, Rohit Sharma and Bhuvneshwar Kumar went through lot of
fitness drills and the veteran Indian pacer looked struggling. Ishant last
played in the Boxing Day Test match in Sydney.
"It's confirmed that Ishant
has been ruled out and will not recover in time to play the World Cup. As per
regulations, we had Mohit Sharma as stand-by and he will be inducted into the
World Cup squad. Ishant is likely to return home," a top BCCI source told
PTI on Saturday.
"Rohit Sharma (hamstring),
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (ankle) and Ravindra Jadeja (shoulder) have passed the
fitness test. However to confirm their match fitness, the trio will need to go
through the grind during the warm-up games against Australia and Afghanistan.
"The team management will
need to check as to how Jadeja shapes up while throwing from the deep. That
they (Rohit and Bhuvneshwar) have reported fit is the reason that they were
presented for the Open Media Session," the source added.
However, the Indian cricket board
is yet to make an official announcement on Ishant and his replacement.
The Indian team management
earlier to check on his fitness had included in one of the one-day match
against Australia on January 26, but the match was rained off with Ishant not
getting an over to bowl.
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