India’s Avesh Khan has been ruled out of the Rest of the Asia Cup due to a fever-related illness, a senior BCCI official confirmed the development on Tuesday.
Deepak Chahar, named in the stands, has been replaced by the fast bowler.
“Avesh has fever and also has sinus-related problems which have aggravated after the illness. It will not be possible for him to participate further in the tournament. Deepak Chahar is already there and he will be drafted into the main team,” BCCI A senior source said.
Avesh has been in poor form since the West Indies tour and the Indian team management’s concern has increased after the Hong Kong batsmen scored more than 50 runs.
He was ruled out of the Pakistan game due to fever but coach Rahul Dravid expected him to be fit for the rest of the game.
With Avesh’s sinusitis problem coming to the fore, the medical team had no option but to get him out.
Chahar recently made a comeback during the Zimbabwe tour where he played two 50-over matches.
Since the Asia Cup squad was announced ahead of the Zimbabwe tour, the selectors could not pick him in the primary squad due to his fitness issues.
“In any case, Deepak’s return was a matter of time as he was further down the pecking order than Avesh before the injury. Yes, it is an unfortunate circumstance that our fast bowler is out and we hope Avesh is out of the Australia series. Will fit first.” The source said.
(Inputs from PTI)