Asia Cup: Ravindra Jadeja ruled out for the remainder of the tournament.© AFP
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday said that India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out for the rest of the Asia Cup due to a right knee injury. Jadeja is currently under the supervision of the BCCI medical team. The BCCI named Axar Patel as Jadeja’s replacement for the rest of the tournament. Akshar was previously named as one of the standby players in the team and will be joining the team soon. Jadeja featured in both India’s games against Pakistan and Hong Kong respectively in the group stage.
“The All India Senior Selection Committee has named Axar Patel as the replacement for Ravindra Jadeja in the ongoing Asia Cup. Ravindra Jadeja has suffered a right knee injury and has been ruled out of the tournament. He is currently under BCCI medical supervision. In his place, Axar Patel was earlier named as a standby in the team and will soon join the team in Dubai, the BCCI said in a statement.
Against Pakistan, Jadeja put on a combined 35 runs though he went without a wicket. In the match against Hong Kong, Jadeja took a wicket, but did not get a chance to bat.
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India will now take on either Pakistan or Hong Kong in their first match of the Super 4 stage on Sunday, 4 September.
Indian team for Asia Cup:Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-Captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dinesh Karthik (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan
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