Pretorius ruled out India ODIs, T20 World Cup due to thumb injury

South Africa all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius has been controlled out of the continuous three-match ODI series against India and furthermore the impending T20 World Cup in Australia because of a broken left thumb. The 33-year-old, who experienced the injury during the third T20I against India in Indore on Tuesday, is set to go through a medical procedure. In his place, all-rounder Marco Jansen has been added to the ODI crew. As it turns out, Jansen is likewise one of the three stores for the T20 World Cup, with Andile Phehlukwayo and Bjorn Fortuin being the other two. "The idea of the injury requires careful mediation and Dwaine will counsel the Cricket South Africa assigned hand specialist on appearance in South Africa," CSA boss clinical official Dr Shuaib Manjra said. "Typical restoration strategies will follow to guarantee he rapidly gets back to playing cricket." Pretorius, who made his South Africa debut in 2016, has played 27 ODIs and 30 T20Is for his nation, having taken 35 wickets each in those two configurations. He has additionally scored up 192 and 261 runs in ODIs and T20Is separately.