Sydney, Feb 8: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday approved fast bowler Mohit Sharma as replacement for the injured Ishant Sharma in India's World Cup squad, after the Event Technical Committee and its medical practitioner found the extent of Ishant's knee injury serious enough to warrant replacement.
Ishant, who suffers from a knee injury he sustained during the Boxing Day Test against Australia, will, as per rules, now not be allowed to return to the World Cup unless another player is injured and his replacement sought.
Mohit, who also plays for the MS Dhoni led Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League, has played 12 ODIs in which he has taken 10 wickets.
"Any injury or illness-based replacement requires a written submission to the Event Technical Committee along with a diagnosis from a medical practitioner as to the extent of the injury or illness. Once replaced, a player may not return to the squad save as an approved subsequent replacement for another injured or ill player," the ICC said in its press release.
Geoff Allardice (ICC General Manager - Cricket, Chairman), Campbell Jamieson (ICC General Manager - Commercial), John Harnden (Chief Executive, CWC 2015 LOC), Gavin Larsen (Cricket Operations Manager, New Zealand) and Russel Arnold and Sanjay Manjrekar (independent nominees) are the members of the Events Technical Committee.
India play their first warm-up match against Australian on Sunday, while their campaign opener is slated for February 15 at Adelaide against arch rivals Pakistan.
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