Washington Sundar Confirmed As Axar Patel’s Substitute In Asia Cup Squad As BCCI Offers Massive Replace

The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) has formally introduced that the younger spin-bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar has been added to India’s 17-man Asia Cup 2023 squad forward of the summit conflict.

Rohit Sharma-led India Nationwide Cricket Crew and Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka Nationwide Cricket Crew will lock horns with one another within the ultimate of the Asia Cup 2023 on Sunday, September 17, on the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

Axar Patel had the chance to play in two matches within the Asia Cup 2023. In his first sport towards Sri Lanka, he scored 26 runs and had bowling figures of 0/29. In his second sport towards Bangladesh, he showcased a batting masterclass and hit 42 runs to maintain the hopes of Indian followers alive, however he wasn’t in a position to assist India cross the end line and so they misplaced by 6 runs.

Additionally, he had a bowling figures of 1/47. It was in the course of the Bangladesh conflict that Axar had suffered an harm, which has dominated him out of the ultimate of the continental event.

Axar Patel has been dominated out of the Asia Cup ultimate towards Sri Lanka because of a left quadriceps pressure – BCCI

In an official assertion issued by the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI), it was talked about that the left-arm spin-bowling all-rounder Axar has been dominated out of the Asia Cup ultimate because of a left quadriceps pressure.

It was additional talked about that Washington Sundar shall be changing Axar within the squad forward of the match towards Sri Lanka. Notably, Sundar final performed an ODI sport earlier in January 2023 and he would possibly get a call-up for the World Cup as properly, in case the harm of Axar seems to be a extreme one.

“Mr. Axar Patel has been dominated out of the Asia Cup ultimate towards Sri Lanka because of a left quadriceps pressure sustained throughout India’s Tremendous 4 match towards Bangladesh on Friday.

“The Males’s Choice Committee has named Mr Washington Sundar as a substitute. The all-rounder arrived in Colombo this night and has joined the squad,” the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) mentioned in an official media launch.

India’s squad for Asia Cup ultimate towards Sri Lanka: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya (VC), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar