<p class="title">Afghanistan opener Mohammad Shahzad will miss the rest of the World Cup after suffering a knee injury, tournament organisers revealed on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Wicketkeeper-batsman Shahzad will be replaced by Ikram Ali Khil in a blow to the World Cup minnows, who have lost their opening two matches.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 32-year-old scored just seven runs against Australia and Sri Lanka before the injury curtailed his tournament.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The ICC has approved Ikram Ali Khil as a replacement player for Mohammad Shahzad in the Afghanistan squad for the remainder of the tournament," an ICC statement said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Wicketkeeper Shahzad has suffered a knee injury which has ruled him out of further participation in the event."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shahzad had retired hurt after suffering a knee injury in Afghanistan's World Cup warm-up fixture against Pakistan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While he featured in their opening games against Australia and Sri Lanka, the aggravated injury has ruled him out of the rest of the competition.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Since the 2015 World Cup, Shahzad has been Afghanistan's second highest run-scorer in one-day internationals with 1843 runs in 55 innings.</p>.<p class="bodytext">smg</p>
<p class="title">Afghanistan opener Mohammad Shahzad will miss the rest of the World Cup after suffering a knee injury, tournament organisers revealed on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Wicketkeeper-batsman Shahzad will be replaced by Ikram Ali Khil in a blow to the World Cup minnows, who have lost their opening two matches.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 32-year-old scored just seven runs against Australia and Sri Lanka before the injury curtailed his tournament.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The ICC has approved Ikram Ali Khil as a replacement player for Mohammad Shahzad in the Afghanistan squad for the remainder of the tournament," an ICC statement said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Wicketkeeper Shahzad has suffered a knee injury which has ruled him out of further participation in the event."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shahzad had retired hurt after suffering a knee injury in Afghanistan's World Cup warm-up fixture against Pakistan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While he featured in their opening games against Australia and Sri Lanka, the aggravated injury has ruled him out of the rest of the competition.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Since the 2015 World Cup, Shahzad has been Afghanistan's second highest run-scorer in one-day internationals with 1843 runs in 55 innings.</p>.<p class="bodytext">smg</p>