Team India’s unbeaten World Cup 2023 campaign on Saturday (November 4) received a massive jolt as Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the remainder of the tournament due to ankle injury.

The all-rounder sustained injury during India’s match against Bangladesh in Pune on October 19. As a result, he checked into the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore for rehab and missed out on the last three games against New Zealand, England and Sri Lanka.

However, Hardik failed to recover in time to be a part of the remaining campaign. Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna, who recently returned to action after a year-long injury hiatus, has been picked as Pandya's replacement.

“Pandya hurt his left ankle while bowling during India's World Cup match against Bangladesh in Pune last month and it has now been confirmed that the 30-year-old has failed to recover in time to part of the rest of the campaign,” ICC said in a statement.

“His place in India's squad will be taken by Prasidh Krishna, with the inexperienced fast bowler parachuted into the playing group after being approved by the tournament's Event Technical Committee on Saturday,” it added.

With the Event Technical Committee approving India's replacement player on Saturday, it means Krishna is available for selection for India’s next match against South Africa in Kolkata on Sunday (November 5).

Prasidh Krishna has played 17 ODIs for India, claiming 29 wickets at an average of 25.59 with the best figures of 4/12.