Shikhar Dhawan
Shikhar Dhawan. (Credits: Twitter)

Shikhar Dhawan is looking set to be on the sidelines for longer than expected. The opening batsman had suffered a thumb injury during the World Cup that also brought a premature end to his journey in the tournament. He had sustained the injury during the match against Australia when a Pat Cummins bouncer hit him on his thumb.

Shikhar Dhawan had gone on to score a sublime ton in the 36-run win over the world champions but didn’t come out to field. He had scans on his left thumb in Leeds and although the report was not very promising, the team-management kept him under observation. However, a few days later he was replaced by Rishabh Pant in the team.

Shikhar Dhawan
Shikhar Dhawan (Credits: Twitter)

In his absence, KL Rahul opened the innings and did fairly well, scoring two fifties and a ton. However, in the semifinal against New Zealand, he was out for just 1. Along with Rahul, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli flopped too at the top of the order as India lost the game by 18 runs and exited the competition. Talking about Shikhar Dhawan, the opening batsman is yet to recover from the injury.

On Saturday, he took to Twitter to post a picture of himself and gave an update on his fitness. He confirmed that he is yet to fully recover as his thumb was still under protection.

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“Recovery process going great.. Cheers everyone ?,” wrote Shikhar Dhawan.

With India set to announce the squad for the West Indies tour inside a week, Shikhar Dhawan is looking set to miss the tour. As per reports, the Indian selection committee will meet at Mumbai on the 17th or 18th to pick the squad.

India will travel to the Caribbeans to play three T20s, two Tests and three ODIs. The tour will begin with the T20 series on 3rd August, followed by the ODI and the Test series. With Dhawan now looking doubtful, India are likely to persist with Rahul-Rohit combination at the top.

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