Asia Cup 2018: Ravindra Jadeja returns to India ODI squad after three players are ruled out

Sudhir Gupta 17:08 20/09/2018
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  • Jadeja has replaced the injured Hardik Pandya in the squad.

    It seems like playing two back-to-back matches in the Asia Cup has taken its toll on India, with Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel and Shardul Thakur being ruled out of the competition due to various injuries.

    The trio have been replaced by Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar and Siddarth Kaul. All-rounder Pandya was ruled out of the tournament after sustaining an acute back injury during India’s win over arch-rivals Pakistan on Wednesday.

    Pandya had to be stretchered off the field after going down in a heap while bowling. His place has been taken by Jadeja, who put in a good individual display in the final Test against England earlier this month.

    Spinner Patel also sustained an injury in the same match while fielding and scans have revealed that he has a torn tendon in his bowling-arm index finger.

    Pacer Thakur complained of soreness in his right hip and groin after India’s 26-run win over Hong Kong on Tuesday.

    The three replacement players are expected to fly in to Dubai on Thursday and this late upheaval will pose a test for the team management given India begin their Super Four-campaign against Bangladesh on Friday.

    Test stalwarts Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin have been out of favour in the limited-overs setup for some time now with India persisting with wrist-spinners like Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal, while Axar provides the finger-spin option.

    For Jadeja, it will be a chance to play in his first ODI match for India since February last year when he took the field against the West Indies at Kingston.

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