Asia Cup 2022: 3 Players who might replace Ravindra Jadeja in the playing XI against Pakistan in super four round

In a big setback for India, senior and in-form all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out of the remaining part of the Asia Cup 2022. He sustained a knee injury just before the commencement of the super four round of the tournament. Notably, it is the same injury because which he was ruled out of the ODI series against West Indies.

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It is very crucial both for the team and Jadeja to recover from the injury as soon as possible because India is eyeing the final preparations for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2021. Apart from that, it will also be a brainstorming question before the management that who will replace Ravindra Jadeja in the next match of the Indian team in the Asia Cup against the arch-rivals Pakistan.

So, here we’ll have a look at three players from the squad who might replace Jadeja in the playing XI of team India for the match against the men in green.

Axar Patel

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The 28-year-old all-rounder has been there with the team continuously during the last couple of white-ball bilateral clashes against England, and West Indies and the series against Zimbabwe concluded just before the Asia Cup. Axar Patel has delivered efficiently for the team in the last couple of months both with the bat and the ball.

He played a very remarkable role in India’s victory during the second of the three-match ODI series against West Indies. In that match, he scored an unbeaten knock of 64 runs to cross the line for team India. So, considering it as a like-to-like replacement for Jadeja, Axar Patel seems to be a first choice for the management.

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He can make it to the playing XI of the team in the absence of senior all-rounder Jadeja to give strength both in the batting and bowling.

Ravi Bishnoi

Ravi Bishnoi (Image Source: BCCI)

The young pacer has impressed with his outstanding performances in the last four T20 internationals he played for India. Ravi Bishnoi has scalped 10 wickets in these last four matches against England and West Indies. He recorded his best figures in the T20 internationals in the fifth of the five-match T20I series against West Indies at Lauderhill.

In this match, he scalped four wickets by conceding only 16 runs. Looking at his form and consistency, he has all the capabilities to replace Jadeja as a spinner in the playing XI against the arch-rivals Pakistan in the match of the super-four round of the Asia Cup 2022. Bishnoi can provide strength to the team with a spin-friendly wicket at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

Deepak Hooda

Deepak Hooda (Image source- Twitter)

The 27-year-old brilliant batter from Haryana made his first international appearance in T20Is for India in February earlier this year. He has amazed everyone with his stellar performances in the T20 internationals. The explosive right-hander has scored 274 runs in nine T20I with an outstanding average of 54.80 with a blistering century against Ireland in the two-match T20I series.

He can provide good strength to the Indian batting line-up in the middle-order as he is currently in form and enjoying a purple patch with the bat. The skipper Rohit Sharma and team management might count on him as a replacement for senior all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja in terms of batting in the playing XI against the men in green. He has also the capability to bowl some overs in the middle overs of the match.