IND vs BAN : Team India is going to play its second match in the Super Eight against Bangladesh in Antigua. This match between India and Bangladesh will be played on 22 June at 8 pm Indian time at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. It is important for India to win this match to strengthen its place in the semi-finals. But before this important match, a star opener player got injured. Due to the injury, that player is out of the entire tournament. Along with this, the replacement of the injured player has also been announced. Let us tell you who this player is

Veteran opener batsman injured before IND vs BAN match

• The opener who got injured before the India vs Bangladesh (IND vs BAN) match is none other than West Indies veteran player Brandon King.
• He suffered a side strain during the match against England in the Super Eight stage.
  King was badly injured while batting in the middle order in the match against England.
• In this match, Brandon King got injured while hitting a shot towards mid-off off Sam Curran's ball on the second ball of the fifth over.
• Let us tell you that in the match, she batted and scored 23* runs on 12 balls.

Brandon King ruled out of 2024 T20 World Cup.

– Kyle Mayers has replaced King. pic.twitter.com/33gNgkf7Ha

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) June 21, 2024

Kyle Mayers was included as a replacement

• After this sudden injury, Brandon King has been ruled out of the remaining matches of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
• Left-handed opener Kyle Mayers has been included as his replacement.
• He has joined the team ahead of the match against USA on Saturday (June 22).
• The ICC has recently given official information about this through a press release.
• He released a press release before the India vs Bangladesh (IND vs BAN) match,
• According to which, the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 has approved the inclusion of left-handed batsman Kyle Mayers in the West Indies team in place of Brandon King.

How was Kyle Mayers' T20 career?

• Mayers has so far scored 727 runs in his T20I career at an average of 21.38.
• The left-hander has a strike rate of 140.38 and has scored three half-centuries in the shortest international format so far.
• Mayers was part of the West Indies squad that played a T20I bilateral series against South Africa ahead of the T20 World Cup.

West Indies T20 World Cup 2024 Squad

Johnson Charles, Shai Hope, Nicholas Pooran (wicketkeeper), Roston Chase, Rovman Powell (captain), Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Akeal Hosein, Alzari Joseph, Gudakesh Moti, Obed McCoy, Brandon King, Romario Shepherd, Shimron Hetmyer, Shamar Joseph

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