The Indian Cricket team has been forced to make a change in their World Cup 2023 squad as left-arm spinner Axar Patel is likely to take longer to recover from his injury. Notably, Patel suffered a left quadriceps strain during the Super fours game against Bangladesh in Asia Cup 2023 and has been out of the squad since then.
Veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been announced as Patel’s replacement in the squad. Ashwin recently made a comeback to the ODI side after 21 months in the recent series against Australia and shone with the ball in the second ODI. Notably, Ashwin finished as the joint second-highest wicket-taker in the recent series having picked four wickets in two innings at an average of 22 and an economy of 5.17.
🚨 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
Ashwin has played 115 ODIs in his career so far and picked 155 wickets at an average of 33.20 and an economy of 4.94. The 37-year-old has immense experience of playing major tournaments as he was a part of the 2011 and 2015 World Cup as well.
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