Patel is out of Team India due to injury. India Play first match against Australia in ICC World Cup on October 8
Spin all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin has been included in the Indian team for the World Cup. Ashwin has been included in place of all-rounder Akshar Patel who could not recover from the injury. ICC gave this information to the media on Thursday. The last day for changes in the World Cup squad was Thursday.
It will take four weeks for Akshar to recover from the injury. 29 year old spinner all rounder Akshar Patel was injured during the Super-4 League match of the Asia Cup. Efforts were being made for his recovery, but he could not recover.
Washington Sundar was also in the race
There was already a possibility of Akshar Patel being out of the team due to injury. Washington Sundar was also in the race in place of Akshar, but Ashwin’s experience was given importance.
Ashwin had just played 2 matches in the three-match series against Australia and took 4 wickets. Team India had given a chance to the seniors in the Rajkot ODI, but Akshar was not fit at that time. Therefore Ashwin got a place in the World Cup team.
There will be matches in the ICC World Cup for 46 days. Wickets will start breaking in the last round and the spinners will benefit from this. Ashwin has been a part of the 2011 and 2015 World Cup Team India squad. His experience can prove beneficial for the team.
Team India for the ICC World Cup
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav.
Australia chose Labuschagne instead of Agar
Australia has also selected Marnus Labuschagne in place of Ashton Agar. Agar has been ruled out citing injury, while Marnus Labuschagne has performed impressively in the ODI series against India after South Africa.
Australia’s team for the ICC World Cup
Pat Cummins (captain), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa and Mitchell Starc.