The left-arm spinner Axar Patel will probably need more time to heal from his injury, therefore the Indian Cricket team has been obliged to alter their World Cup 2023 roster.
Notably, Patel pulled his left quadriceps during the Asia Cup 2023 Super Fours match against Bangladesh and hasn’t been able to practice since.
Ravichandran Ashwin, a seasoned off-spinner, has been named as Axar Patel replacement for the World Cup, which will begin in India on October 5. In the most recent series against Australia, Ashwin made his ODI comeback after a hiatus of 21 months, and he excelled with the ball in the second ODI. Notably, Ashwin collected four wickets in two innings at an average of 22 and an economy rate of 5.17 to end as the joint second-highest wicket-taker in the most recent series.
🚨 BREAKING: India make late change to #CWC23 squad with all-rounder set to miss out due to injury!
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— ICC (@ICC) September 28, 2023
In his 115 ODI matches played thus far, Ashwin has taken 155 wickets at an average of 33.20 and a 4.94 economy rate. The 37-year-old has a wealth of experience competing in major competitions as he also participated in the 2011 and 2015 World Cups. In ten ODI World Cup games, he has taken 17 wickets at an average of 24.88 and an economy of 4.36.
India’s World Cup campaign will begin with a friendly match against England in Guwahati, followed by a second friendly match against the Netherlands on October 3 in Thiruvananthapuram. Australia will be the opponent for the Rohit Sharma-led team’s opening league match on Sunday, October 8 at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, and Suryakumar Yadav make up the India World Cup roster.
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