The inclusion of Ravichandran Ashwin comes as fans were demanding his entry in Indian squad for the World Cup. Team India was keen on including a all rounder on number 8 and Axar Patel had displayed that ability to pull off some extra runs in the lower order of batting. But, the fans were pointing out that Ravichandran Ashwin also has that explosive batting skills which he has shown several times. 

“Axar Patel has failed to recover in time for the World Cup after sustaining a left quadriceps strain during India’s Asia Cup Super Four encounter against Bangladesh. The spin-bowling all-rounder missed the final of the Asia Cup as a result,” the ICC said in an official release.

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“Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been named his replacement, who was impressive on his return to ODI cricket in the recently concluded series against Australia where he picked up four wickets in two games,” the release added. 

India’s Final squad for ICC World Cup 2023:

Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav

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Updated: 28 Sep 2023, 08:12 PM IST