Indian cricket team's veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out of the Asia Cup T20 due to a knee injury. According to the ...
Indian cricket team's veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out of the Asia Cup T20 due to a knee injury.
According to the report of the foreign news agency 'AFP', the Indian Cricket Board has said that left-handed middle order batsman and spin bowler Ravindra Jadeja played a special role in India's victory over Pakistan and Hong Kong in the first phase. What did
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Ahead of the second match against Pakistan tomorrow, the cricket board has included left-arm spinner Akshar Patel as an alternate in place of Ravindra Jadeja.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement that Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out of the tournament due to a right knee injury while Akashraptil will soon join the team in Dubai.
As India chased down 148 with two balls to spare against Pakistan, Ravindra Jadeja scored 35 and formed a crucial 52-run partnership with Hardik Pandya.
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Earlier, Ravindra Jadeja was instrumental in his team's 40-run win over Hong Kong, taking one wicket for 15 runs.
The 6-nation Asia Cup is being hosted by the United Arab Emirates as a warm-up for this year's T20 World Cup, which starts next month in Australia.
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It should be noted that Indian player Jadeja is not the first player to be ruled out of the Asia Cup due to injury, but earlier Pakistan's fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi was also ruled out of the Asia Cup due to a knee injury.
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