India skipper Rohit Sharma clarified the status of injured Hardik Pandya on Wednesday. He confirmed that Pandya will not be available for the upcoming clash with Sri Lanka. The star Indian allrounder injured his ankle during the clash against Bangladesh.However, Hitman is optimistic about his recovery process. He assured that the team management is working closely to monitor Pandyas progress for his swift return to the contingent.Positive update on HardikSpeaking at the pre-match press conference ahead of Indias match against Sri Lanka in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, he said, There is a positive update on Hardik. Things have gone well for him till now. Though he is not available for tomorrows match, Pandya is recovering well. We are monitoring his progress every day. Hopefully, he will be back soon. I can say only this much now.Pandya was ruled out of Indias highly anticipated match against New Zealand in Dharamsala on October 22. However, Hardik had to stay at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) as the recovery was under process. Till now, the star Indian all-rounder has missed Indias two matches in the ongoing tournament.Hardik Pandya is likely to return in the Netherlands match. [PTI]- Good news for India....!!! pic.twitter.com/VBSiUaws3q— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 1, 2023Rohit-led India will lock horns with Sri Lanka in their upcoming match of the World Cup 2023 on Thursday.When asked about the toss decision, the 36-year-old batter said, We will assess the situation of the pitch in the morning and then we will take a call about hat first or ball first. Bowling combinationTalking about the bowling combination of Indias playing XI, Rohit said, All sorts of combinations are possible. You can play with a set of three spinners and two pacers. If the situation demands it, we will have three spinners. I am keeping that option open. That is definitely an option for us to go for three spinners and two pacers. All options are open, and we will take calls as per the need of the time. All the bowlers are doing good and are in good shape. They dont want to rest and are doing really good.
