Due to a fever-related sickness, pacer Avesh Khan has been ruled out of playing in the remaining matches of the Asia Cup, a top BCCI official revealed on Tuesday. Deepak Chahar, a seaman who was on standby for the competition, has been selected.
Due to a fever-related sickness, pacer Avesh Khan has been ruled out of playing in the remaining matches of the Asia Cup, a top BCCI official revealed on Tuesday. Deepak Chahar, a seaman who was on standby for the competition, has been selected. “Avesh has a fever and sinus issues that have gotten worse since being sick. He won’t be able to continue competing in the competition. Deepak Chahar is already present and will be included in the starting lineup “An anonymous senior BCCI source told PTI. Avesh hasn’t been in good form since the West Indies tour, and the management of the Indian squad became further concerned after he was pummeled by batsmen from Hong Kong for more than 50 runs.
Due to a sickness, he was unable to play against Pakistan, but his coach Rahul Dravid had anticipated that he would recover in time for the remaining contests.
The medical staff was forced to exclude Avesh after his sinusitis issues resurfaced.
Chahar, though, is a very effective swing bowler for India who excels at taking off batsmen during Powerplay overs.
During a recent tour to Zimbabwe, he made a comeback by playing two 50-over matches.
The Asia Cup team was chosen before the Zimbabwe tour, therefore the selectors were unable to include him in the starting lineup because his match fitness hadn’t been established by that point.
“In any case, Deepak’s comeback was inevitable because, before the injury, he had an advantage over Avesh in the hierarchy. The fact that our fast bowler is out is disappointing, and we hope Avesh will be healthy for the Australia series “added the source.
