The veteran Indian opener, Shikhar Dhawan has suffered a shoulder injury during the ongoing third ODI against Australia in Bangalore. The opener missed the T20I and ODI series against West Indies after suffering a knee injury in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. That absence had nearly cost him his place in the playing eleven as KL Rahul made the most of the opportunity.
India and Australia are currently locking horns with each other in teh series decider of the three-match ODI series at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. The visitors won the toss, and unlike the first two games decided to bat after failing to chase 341 in the previous encounter and they only managed to register a total of 286/9 in their quota of 50 overs.
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After scoring a T20I fifty against Sri Lanka, he hit the ground running in ODIs in the ongoing series. In the previous two ODIs, Dhawan was the top-scorer for India. In the series-opener, Shikhar Dhawan played a fine knock of 74 although it went in vain as Australia won the match without losing any wicket. In the second game, he scored 96 to help India post 340 and eventually win the game by 36 runs.
But Shikhar’s latest injury is looking serious than it was initially thought of. He suffered the injury while diving on the field to save an Aaron Finch shot in the cover region. The incident took place in the 5th over. Dhawan walked off the field straightaway before the BCCI stated that the opener has gone for an x-ray.
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The BCCI hasn’t given any official update on Shikhar but he is unlikely to bat in the ongoing match. Teh veteran journalist Vikrant Gupta stated on Twitter that the southpaw was wearing an arm sling and can also miss some games in New Zealand.
Injury Alert: Shikhar Dhawan won’t bat today it seems. Has put a sling around his shoulder and I won’t be surprised if he misses some part of New Zealand tour as well #INDvsAUS
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) January 19, 2020
Dhawan had also not fielded in the second game after a Pat Cummins bouncer hit him on the rib cage while batting in Rajkot. In his absence, KL Rahul opened the innings with Rohit Sharma as India chase 287 to seal the series.
