The veteran Australian opener, David Warner suffered a groin injury on Sunday, during the 2nd ODI against India in Sydney. He hurt himself while fielding in the Indian innings. He was seen limping out of the field and went to the hospital for mandatory scans. A day later, Cricket Australia confirmed that Warner will not be playing the remaining part of the limited-overs part of the series. 

Meanwhile, KL Rahul was questioned about Warner’s injury in the post-match virtual presser. In reply, the Indian deputy skipper quipped that he would hope Warner doesn’t recover in time for the third ODI and probably for the rest of the series Down Under.

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Talking about the same during the post-match press conference, Rahul said, “We don’t know how bad his injury is. It would be nicer if he gets injured for a long time. One of their main batsmen. It is not nice to wish it for anyone but it would be good for the team. If his injury takes a long time, it would be good for our team.”

David Warner has been in a sublime form with the bat recently. After a terrific IPL season, he played some phenomenal innings in the first two games against India before getting ruled out. He scored 69 and 83 in the first two ODIs respectively, providing a rollicking start to the innings.

His pairing with Australian skipper Aaron Finch has troubled the Indian visitors so far in the series. The duo has produced 100-plus opening partnerships in both matches which led the team to huge totals.

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As Warner has been ruled, all-rounder D’Arcy Short has been named his replacement in the squad. After registering a dominating win over India and taking an unassailable 2-0 in the series, Australia gear up for the third and final ODI, to be taking place in Canberra on December 2.