All-rounder Axar Patel has been officially ruled out of the forthcoming third and final ODI in the IND vs. AUS series, scheduled for September 27 in Rajkot. Patel sustained a left quadriceps strain during the Asia Cup and has not sufficiently recovered, rendering him unfit for the match. His absence in the third ODI creates an opportunity for veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who made a remarkable return to the ODI format after an absence of eighteen months.<\/p>\n
Ashwin\u2019s stellar performance in the series has garnered attention, as he secured four wickets in two matches with an impressive economy rate of 5.18. His three-wicket haul in the Indore match played a pivotal role in disrupting the Australian batting lineup.<\/p>\n
However, there are speculations that Axar Patel may be gearing up for a comeback in the World Cup warm-up matches. This situation presents a challenging decision for selectors, including Ajit Agarkar and his team. While Ravichandran Ashwin\u2019s chances of securing a spot in the World Cup squad appear promising, the selectors have yet to announce a replacement for Axar Patel in the upcoming Rajkot fixture.<\/p>\n
The Indian management may find Ashwin\u2019s performance on a challenging pitch against an Australian batting lineup lacking full strength quite refreshing. This is particularly significant due to the initial lack of variety in India\u2019s selected spin trio, which consisted of three left-arm spinners in Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, and Axar Patel.<\/p>\n
With India already holding an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, the return of key players such as captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and Hardik Pandya for the third ODI in Rajkot is expected to bolster the team\u2019s prospects.<\/p>\n
This match marks the final international encounter for both India and Australia before they face each other once more in their respective opening matches of the Men\u2019s ODI World Cup, scheduled for October 8 in Chennai. The absence of Axar Patel underscores the significance of player fitness and selection decisions in the lead-up to the prestigious tournament.<\/p>\n
India\u2019s Squad for 3rd ODI against Australia<\/strong> All-rounder Axar Patel has been officially ruled out of the forthcoming third and final ODI in the IND vs. AUS\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":30111,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[556,3486],"class_list":["post-7204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","tag-ashwin","tag-icc-odi-world-cup-2023"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2013 Rohit Sharma (c)
\n\u2013 Hardik Pandya (vc)
\n\u2013 Virat Kohli
\n\u2013 Shreyas Iyer
\n\u2013 Suryakumar Yadav
\n\u2013 KL Rahul (wk)
\n\u2013 Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper)
\n\u2013 Ravindra Jadeja
\n\u2013 Washington Sundar
\n\u2013 Kuldeep Yadav
\n\u2013 Ravichandran Ashwin
\n\u2013 Jasprit Bumrah
\n\u2013 Mohd. Shami
\n\u2013 Mohd. Siraj<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"