Ravindra Jadeja ruled out of Asia Cup, Axar Patel to join team as replacement

Axar Patel will take Ravindra Jadeja's position in the team after the Indian all-rounder was ruled out of the rest of the Asia Cup on Friday owing to a knee injury. In India's opening-round match against Pakistan, Jadeja significantly aided the team's performance.

"The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Axar Patel as the replacement for Ravindra Jadeja in the ongoing Asia Cup", according to a statement from the BCCI.

"Ravindra Jadeja has sustained a right knee injury and is ruled out of the tournament. He is currently being watched over by the BCCI medical staff. Axar Patel, who will take his position, was already listed as one of the squad's standbys and would soon join the squad in Dubai.


On Sunday, India will compete in their first Super 4 match. 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