Karthik replaces injured Manish Pandey for Champions Trophy

Injured Manish Pandey has been replaced by Dinesh Karthik in India’s 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy, stated a BCCI media release on Thursday (May 18).

Pandey suffered a side strain during the Kolkata Knight Riders’ practice session on the eve of their IPL 2017 Eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Squad: Virat Kohli (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk), Yuvraj Singh, Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah and Dinesh Karthik.