Ravindra Jadeja out of Asia Cup with a knee injury, Axar Patel replaces him in India squad | Cricket News

DUBAI: Comprehensive India Ravindra Jadeja was excluded on Friday among the rest of the Asian Cup due to knee injury and Axar Patel will replace him in the lineup.
Jadeja made a significant contribution with the stick in India’s five-stroke win over Pakistan, making 35 hits on 29 balls on August 28.
The almighty Saurashtra failed to beat Hong Kong but returned neat numbers with the ball, conceding just 15 times from his four passes with a racket.
“The All India Senior Selection Committee has appointed Axar Patel as Ravindra Jadeja’s replacement at the ongoing Asian Cup,” BCCI said in a statement.
“Ravindra Jadeja suffered a right knee injury and was ruled out of the tournament. He is currently under the supervision of the BCCI medical team.
“His replacement, Axar Patel has previously been named as one of the standouts in the team and will soon join the team in Dubai.”

Axar entered the tournament, having recently played ODIs in Zimbabwe. He was also part of the team on tours to the West Indies and England.
The team leadership hopes Jadeja recovers quickly ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia in October-November.
India is expected to play its first Super 4 match at the Asian Cup on Sunday.
Team India: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul (vice captain), Virat kohli, Suryakumar YadavDeepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (ball holder), Dinesh Karthik (ball holder), Hardik PandyaAxar Patel, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan.