Warwickshire lose Krunal Pandya to injury

The allrounder, who represented the club in the Royal London Cup, is returning to India after picking up a groin injury and is expected to be on the sidelines for three weeks

Warwickshire will have to finish their Royal London Cup campaign without the services of Krunal Pandya, who is returning home to India on Monday (August 22) evening due to injury.

The India international picked up a groin injury while batting against Notts Outlaws and did not play against Durham on August 21.

He is expected to be on the sidelines for three weeks, ruling him out of the remainder of the 50-over competition.

^{Krunal Pandya in action against Surrey, against whom he scored a half-century [Ben Hoskins/Getty Images]}

In five appearances for Warwickshire, Pandya scored 124 runs, including one half-century, and also picked up nine wickets with his left-arm spin. Only Craig Miles (5.14) could better his economy of 5.62.

Director of cricket, Paul Farbrace, said: "It's frustrating to lose Krunal for the remainder of the tournament, but he leaves the club with our very best wishes.

"Krunal was an excellent role model around the group and I'm sure the younger members of the squad will have learnt a lot from him on and off the pitch.

"Due to the short turnaround, we won't be signing a replacement, however, I'm incredibly excited to see our squad build on Sunday's excellent win over Durham."