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Ashwin entry in place of Axar in the World Cup team

Published - 29-SEP-2023 5:49 IST | Updated - 10-APR-2024 1:12 IST

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Ashwin entry in place of Axar in the World Cup team

Patel out due to injury; India's first match against Australia on October 8

Spin all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin has been included in India's World Cup team. Ashwin has been included in place of all-rounder Axar Patel who could not recover from the injury. ICC informed the media about this on Thursday. Thursday was the last day for changes in the World Cup squad.

It will take three to four weeks for Axar to recover from the injury. 29-year-old spinner all-rounder Axar Patel was injured during the Super-4 League match of the Asia Cup. After that, efforts were being made for his recovery, but he could not recover.

Team India's first match in the World Cup will be against 5-time champion Australia on October 8 at Chennai.

Sundar was also in the race

There was already a possibility of Axar being out of the team due to injury. Washington Sundar was also in the race in place of Axar, but Ashwin's experience was given importance.

37-year-old Ashwin played 2 matches in the three-match series against Australia and took 4 wickets. Team India had given a chance to the seniors in Rajkot ODI, but Axar could not be fit at that time. Therefore, Ashwin's entry in the World Cup team was considered certain.

Regarding the 46-day tournament, it is believed that wickets will start breaking in the last round and the spinners will benefit from it. Ashwin has been a part of Team India's World Cup squad in 2011 and 2015. His experience can prove beneficial for the team.

India World Cup squad

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.

India World Cup schedule

Australia chose Labuschagne instead of Agar

Apart from India, there has also been a change in the Australia team. The team chose Marnus Labuschagne in place of Ashton Agar. Agar is injured, so he has been ruled out. Travis has recovered from a head injury, that is why he has been kept in the team. Marnus Labuschagne has performed effectively in the ODI series against India after South Africa.

Labuschagne scored 283 runs in the 5-match ODI series against South Africa. While contributed 138 runs in the 3-match series against the Indian team.

Australia squad for the 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.

2023-09-29