All-rounder Vijay Shankar out of World Cup with fractured toe; Mayank Agarwal in

BIRMINGHAM: India all-rounder Vijay Shankar has been ruled out of the remainder of the ongoing World Cup with a toe injury, the team said on Monday.

India have requested governing body International Cricket Council to approve Mayank Agarwal as Shankar’s replacement. “Vijay Shankar sustained a non-displaced fracture of the left big toe, which will require a minimum of three weeks to heal,” the team said in a statement.“The injury rules him out of the ongoing World Cup.

“The Indian team management has requested the ICC to consider Mayank Agarwal as his replacement.”

The 28-year-old Agarwal, a top-order batsman, has played two Tests but is yet to play a one-day international.