Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja's Asia Cup 2022 campaign has come to a premature conclusion owing to an unfortunate knee injury. The all-rounder has been ruled out of remainder of the event, with Axar Patel being named as his replacement.
On Friday, 2 September, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that Jadeja will not take any further part in the ongoing Asia Cup edition.
"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. His replacement, Axar Patel was earlier named as one of the standbys in the squad and will join the team in Dubai soon," BCCI said in an official statement.
The development comes as a major blow for the Indian camp since Jadeja was in sublime form before getting injured. In the first match against Pakistan, he played a crucial knock of 35 runs from 29 deliveries, while also conceding only 11 runs in the couple of overs he bowled.
While he did not get a chance to bat in the last match against Hong Kong, the all-rounder was yet again influential with the ball. He conceded only 15 runs in his four overs and picked up the crucial wicket of Babar Hayat.
Meanwhile, India have qualified for the Super Four stage of the competition, having won both of their group stage matches. In their first match of the next round, Rohit Sharma’s team will be up against the second-placed side from Group A.
Being a like-for-like replacement in terms of attributes, it will not be surprising to see Axar Patel being given a chance in the playing XI for the upcoming matches. He has played 25 T20I matches for India, in which the Gujarat-born cricketer has scalped 21 wickets and has also scored 147 runs.
Revised Indian Squad for Asia Cup: India's squad for Asia Cup: 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, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan
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