Pandya Injury Update: ‘Hardik Able to Stand’, Says BCCI

Hardik Pandya gets injured during ODI against Pakistan and is stretchered off the field.

India’s Hardik Pandya is taken out of the field on a stretcher after he fell after bowling a delivery during the one day international cricket match of Asia Cup between India and Pakistan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018.

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Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya incurred an injury while bowling during Pakistan’s innings and was been carried off the field on a stretcher.

While fans and commentators were worried about Pandya, BCCI has announced that he is suffering from an ‘acute lower back injury.’ In a post on Twitter, BCCI also added that Pandya is able to stand up and a medical team is assessing him right now.’

Manish Pandya in on the field as his replacement.

Indian and Pakistani players check on India’s Hardik Pandya, on ground, after he fell during the one day international cricket match of Asia Cup between India and Pakistan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. 

Pandya Injured While Bowling

It was the fifth ball of the 18th over and Pandya was bowling to Babar Azam.

He rolled his arm for the delivery but after releasing the ball, he seemed to pull a muscle on his back and collapsed to the ground.

The all-rounder did not get up and looked in severe pain while Indian physio Patrick Farhat joined the teams in the middle to take a look at him. A stretcher was called and Pandya was strapped onto the board and taken off the field.