Pandya, Reddy Injuries Shake India Plans

India’s men's and women's teams suffered late injury blows: Mumbai Indians and India skipper Hardik Pandya sustained a left quadriceps injury in the Asia Cup Super 4s against Sri Lanka, was ruled out of the final versus Pakistan, has been advised about four weeks’ rest and is unlikely to feature in India’s upcoming Australia ODIs (may only return for T20Is), with the BCCI medical team set to issue a formal report. Pandya’s absence forced last-minute changes — Rinku Singh was drafted into the final and Shivam Dube opened the bowling — prompting social-media criticism of player management. India Women pacer Arundhati Reddy suffered a freak left-leg/knee injury in a warm-up against England, was wheeled off and initially left doubtful for the ICC Women’s World Cup (scheduled to begin on September 30 in Guwahati). In a positive update, Reddy later returned in another warm-up versus New Zealand, took two wickets and thanked the medical staff; she has 15 wickets in 11 ODIs and 2025 would be her first ODI World Cup, increasing the potential impact if she were sidelined. Both teams are awaiting formal medical clarity as selectors weigh short-term replacements and final squad plans for the Australia tour and the Women’s World Cup opener.