Asia Cup 2022: Ravindra Jadeja Ruled Out, Axar Patel Named His Replacement

In a massive blow to India ahead of the Super Four stage of the ongoing Asia Cup 2022, senior allrounder Ravindra Jadeja has sustained a knee injury which has rulled him out of the remainder of the continental tournament being played in the UAE. Jadeja will be replaced in the squad by allrounder Axar Patel.

In a brief statement today, the BCCI made the announcement saying Jadeja is currently under the observation of its medical team.

“Jadeja has sustained a right knee injury and is ruled out of the tournament. He is currently under the supervision of the BCCI medical team,” the BCCI said.

Jadeja played a key role with the bat during India’s thrilling five-wicket win against Pakistan in the team’s opening clash of the Asia Cup 2022.

He first delivered two economical overs – allowing just 11 runs in them and also took a catch as well.

The men in blue will resume their campaign on Sunday when they face the winner of tonight’s clash between Pakistan and Hong Kong.

India’s squad : Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan

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