R Ashwin Replace Axar Patel: A big change has been seen in the Indian team for the World Cup 2023. Star spinner R Ashwin has replaced all-rounder Ashar Patel. Akshar Patel was away from the team due to injury. At the same time, Ashwin was made a part of the team for the ODI series played against Australia before the World Cup, in which he impressed the selectors by showing amazing skills with the ball. Akshar’s injury proved to be an opportunity for Ashwin.
Ashwin took 4 wickets at an average of 22 in the two matches of the ODI series against Australia. Ashwin made a comeback in ODI after a long time through the ODI series against Australia. Before this, Ashwin played his last ODI match for India on 21 January 2022. But now he has been made a part of the Indian cricket team for the mega event. He has played 115 ODI matches for India so far.
Akshar was injured in Asia Cup
Let us tell you that Akshar Patel was injured in the match played against Bangladesh in the Super-4 stage of Asia Cup 2023. There were speculations about Akshar’s injury that he would recover before the World Cup, but it did not happen.
Ashwin’s international career has been like this till now
Ashwin is a player who plays all three formats for India. So far he has played 94 Tests, 115 ODIs and 65 T20 International matches. Ashwin has taken 489 wickets in Test, 155 in ODI and 72 wickets in T20 International. Apart from the ball, Ashwin also has the ability to do wonders with the bat. He has scored 5 centuries and 14 half-centuries in Tests. In ODI also, he has scored 1 half-century.
India’s final squad for the World Cup
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.
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