According to the latest reports from Cricbuzz, the Indian all-rounder, Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out of India’s upcoming tour of Bangladesh after failing to recover from a knee injury. The BCCI, who initially mentioned that the all-rounder will only be available for the tour if he gets fit, is now expected to name Jadeja’s replacement later this week.
Ravindra Jadeja sustained a knee injury during the Asia Cup and was ruled out of India’s T20 World Cup 2022 squad for the same reason. He is yet to be recovered and has to wait until the new year to make a comeback into the Indian team.
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Teh report from Cricbuzz reading the same read: “Ravindra Jadeja is set to miss the tour of Bangladesh next month. The India all-rounder laid low due to an injury since the Asia Cup, has not recovered and will have to be replaced in the Bangladesh-bound squad.”
#RavindraJadeja is set to miss the tour of #BAN next month.
The all-rounder, laid low due to an injury since the Asia Cup, has not recovered.@vijaymirror ✍️#INDvBAN #BANvIND #Jadeja
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) November 22, 2022
However, the BCCI mentioned Jadeja’s availability for the three ODIs and two Tests in Bangladesh was ‘subject to fitness’ while announcing the squads on October 31. He is now set to be replaced, and the BCCI is likely to announce the replacement’s name later this week.
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Ravindra Jadeja missed the major part of the Asia Cup due to a knee injury. His last India match was against Hong Kong on August 31 in Dubai. India and Bangladesh will play three ODIs on December 4, 7, and 10. After the 50-over leg, they will play the two-match Test series, starting on December 14 in Chattogram.
India’s Test squad against Bangladesh – Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, KS Bharat, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur
