Dushmantha Chameera and Wanindu Hasaranga to miss 2023 ICC ODI World Cup 

Sri Lanka have called up Lahiru Kumara and Dilshan Madushanka while the two stars miss out due to injury.,

Dushmantha Chameera and Wanindu Hasaranga to miss 2023 ICC ODI World Cup 

Both Dushmantha Chameera and Wanindu Hasaranga will miss the World Cup due to injuries (Images via ESPN)

Sri Lankan stars, Dushmantha Chameera and Wanindu Hasarnaga are set to miss the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup due to injuries. They had missed out on the 2023 Asia Cup as well, where Sri Lanka had reached the finals, but were dominated by India. 

Dushmantha Chameera had injured himself in the 2023 ODI World Cup qualifiers and had returned to cricket, playing in the Lanka Premier League. Unfortunately, he had again gotten injured in the Lanka Premier League, just a few weeks before the start of the Asia Cup. He has started to bowl in nets again, but with discomfort. 

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Wanindu Hasaranga had injured himself in the Lanka Premier League as well, but has not recovered yet. Sri Lanka Cricket, in a statement, confirmed that he was still in the process of recovering. If he is declared fit, he will travel to India only if any squad member is injured. 

Dasun Shanaka will lead the side in the prestigious tournament, with a squad filled with a mix of experience and youth. Lahiru Kumara and Dilshan Madushanka return to the side, while Chamila Karunaratne travels as a reserve. 

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Tamim Iqbal misses World Cup due to back injury

Ex-Bangladesh Captain, Tamim Iqbal, will not play in the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup due to a back injury. He had retired from International Cricket in July 2023, but after a meeting with the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Haseena, he withdrew his retirement. 

Tamim Iqbal has potentially played his last ODI match against New Zealand (Image via X)

He gave up his captaincy just weeks before the 2023 Asia Cup, citing a back injury as the cause. He didn’t participate in the Asia Cup as well, but returned to play in the ODI series against New Zealand. Although he did play two matches, he had complained about some discomfort on his back.

According to reports, both Tamim Iqbal and Shakib al-Hasan were at the Bangladesh Cricket Board headquarters. Tamim had informed selectors and Shakib that if he were to travel to India, he couldn’t play more than 5 than five matches as he was not fully fit. Hearing this, Shakib refused to take Tamim in the squad. According to a Bangladesh newspaper, The Daily Star, a source inside the BCB confirmed that Shakib would not go to the World Cup if Tamim was a part of the squad.

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