There are also concerns over fitness of Danushka Gunathilaka and Pramod Madushan who had to go for scans on hamstring injuries but medical team hopes that Pramod's injury is not too serious. Danusha had also missed the match against UAE
Fernando who has played nine T20Is was named as a replacement after Madushanka was ruled out due to a torn quad muscle. Fernando will travel out from Sri Lanka and join the rest of the squad in Australia.
Astana [Kazakhstan], October 14 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi on Thursday ruled out any talks with Pakistan at the cost of India's integrity.
Capetown [South Africa], October 12 (ANI): South Africa have named Marco Jansen as the replacement for all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius in the Proteas World Cup squad after the player sustained an injury and was ruled out of the ICC T20 World Cup.
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 11 (ANI): Former spymaster ruled out a ban on phone tapping in Pakistan after audio leaks from the Pakistani Prime Minister's Office sparked a controversy.
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 6 (ANI): The Union Cooperative and Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday held a virtual meeting with Agriculture Ministers of all BJP-ruled states to promote the idea of natural farming.
Wong, who formerly played for Sydney Thunder, will be replaced by Hayley Jensen, a New Zealand all-rounder who filled in for Hurricanes during the 2020-21 campaign.
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 5 (ANI): At least four people were killed and 25 others were wounded in a blast in the Kabul mosque, the latest in the series of targeted explosions in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
The BCCI are yet to name a replacement for Bumrah, although fellow seamers Mohammed Shami and Deepak Chahar are among the players already on standby for the tournament.
A huge blow was dealt to India as star pacer Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out of the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2022, starting October 16 due to a back injury on Monday.