Ishant, Prasad ruled out of World Cup

India seamer Ishant Sharma has been ruled out of the ICC Cricket World Cup after failing to recover from a knee injury.

The 26-year-old will be replaced in the defending champions' squad by Mohit Sharma, subject to approval from the ICC's technical committee.

Ishant, who has played 76 ODIs and taken 106 wickets, hasn't played since the Boxing Day Test against Australia in Melbourne.

He was selected for the ODI against Australia in Sydney on January 26 but the game was abandoned due to rain before he had the chance to test his fitness.

Mohit Sharma, also 26, has taken 10 wickets in 12 ODIs.

Sri Lanka paceman Dhammika Prasad has also been ruled out of the tournament after fracturing his hand at training. His replacement is yet to been named.

Despite losing Ishant, India have received good news on the injury front in regards to batsman Rohit Sharma and seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

The duo are expected to play some role in India's warm-up match against Australia in Adelaide today after missing the bulk of the Carlton Mid ODI Tri-Series due to injury.

Rohit scored a magnificent century against Australia at the MCG before succumbing to a hamstring niggle, while Bhuvneshwar played only two matches in the tri-series due to a left ankle injury that kept him out of the first three Tests of the summer. 

"I will be playing the warm-ups and am good to go," Rohit said in Adelaide.

"I had issues with my hamstring but over the past few days I have been working on it and recovered well thanks to the medical staff.

"Injuries are part of the game and out of your control. What I can control is my confidence and preparations ahead of the World Cup."