Pandya, 24, was stretchered off the ground after suffering an acute lower back spasm during the game against arch rival Pakistan here on Wednesday. “All your love and support is going to make me come back stronger!” Pandya tweeted on Thursday.

Pandya will be replaced by Deepak Chahar in the squad, the Indian cricket board said in a news release. India takes on Bangladesh in a Super Four tie on Friday. The Indians will play Pakistan again on Sunday. Left-arm spinner Axar Patel, who injured his left index finger while fielding against Pakistan, will be replaced by Ravindra Jadeja.

“He (Patel) was sent for scans and the results showed that he had a tendon tear. He will be unavailable for the remainder of the series,” the Board of Control for Cricket in India said. Siddarth Kaul has been roped into the squad in place of right-arm pacer Shardul Thakur, who is nursing soreness in his hip and groin. Chahar, Jadeja and Kaul have already left for Dubai. India is already without its skipper Virat Kohli who has been rested for the six-nation tournament.