India's attacking midfielder Hardik Singh has been all but ruled out of the team's last Hockey World Cup last group match against Wales owing to a hamstring injury. (More Hockey News)
One of the team's most impressive performers, the 24-year-old scored a goal in India's 2-0 win against Spain and created a flurry of chances againsꦆt Englan🔯d in a 0-0 draw on Sunday.
Hardik suffered the injury during the꧅ match against England in Rourkela.
The home ♒team plays Wales in Bhubaneswar on Th♉ursday.
An official confirmation on his status is awaited, though. A source close to the team said no decision has been taken on a replaꦫcement and it is unlikely 💟the team would ask for one going forward.
An🌊 MRI and other scans were performed on the injured player, and it is also learnt that the team management is against playing him against Wales and open up a possibility of aggravating the injury.
The team✨ is trying to assess the seriousness of the injury before taking ܫa final call.
Hardik had limped off the ground with just over th✤ree minutes left in the game on Sunday.
At the post-match press conference, head coach Graham Reid said it d🎶id ꦯnot appear as serious as was initially suspected.
