MUMBAI : Star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is missing out on ICC T20 World Cup 2022 due to an injury.
Indian head coach Rahul Dravid had announced that Jadeja sustained an injury in his knee and was ruled out of the just concluded Asia Cup 2022.

Axar Patel, another bowling all-rounder was announced as his replacement. Jadeja’s absence from the squad will be a big blow to Team India during their World Cup campaign in Australia. Jadeja’s rocket-like direct throws, left-arm spin and left-handed batting will be something that the squad will miss out.

Axar Patel and Rishabh Pant are some of the alternatives that can help Men in Blue maintain the left and right-hand combination while batting. Axar Patel’s left-arm spin will also come in handy in Australia.

But Jadeja’s run in 2022 makes him an important player for Team India. The fact that he has delivered consistently with the bat, ball and fielding worked out a lot for India in its victories.

Meanwhile, Jadeja took to Instagram on September 6 to announce that his surgery was successful and will start rehabilitation soon.

“The surgery was successful. There are many people to thank for their support and involvement – BCCI, my teammates, support staff, physios, doctors and the fans. I will start my rehab soon and try to get back to soon as I can. Thank you to everyone for your kind wishes,” said Jadeja in a post.

India’s T20 World Cup squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.