IND vs WI LIVE – Ravindra Jadeja Injured, ruled OUT of first two ODI’s: Team India have been dealt a huge blow ahead of the first ODI. As India gets ready to play the WestIndies, star all-rounder and vice-captain Ravindra Jadeja has injured himself. Jadeja is officially ruled out of 1st and 2nd ODI. Meanwhile as reported by InsideSport on Thursday, KL Rahul has tested positive and is unlikely to travel for the T20 Series: Follow All INDIA WestIndies 2nd ODI LIVE and Scores on InsideSport.IN.
- India and WestIndies will go head-to-head today in Port of Spain
- Jadeja has struggled for injuries in 2022 and was forced to leave the IPL 2022 midway
- KL Rahul suffered from Hernia issue and has missed all international action Post IPL 2022
“Team India all-rounder Mr. Ravindra Jadeja has sustained an injury to his right knee and has been ruled out of the first two ODIs against West Indies. The BCCI Medical team is monitoring his progress and a decision on his participation in the third ODI will be taken accordingly,” said BCCI in a statement.
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In a statement, BCCI confirmed that Ravindra Jadeja was ruled out of the first two ODIs against West Indies. The all-rounder could return for the 3rd ODI subject to a fitness test. In Jadeja’s absence, Axar Patel waa drafted into the XI.
“Team India all-rounder Mr. Ravindra Jadeja has sustained an injury to his right knee and has been ruled out of the first two ODIs against West Indies.
The BCCI Medical team is monitoring his progress and a decision on his participation in the third ODI will be taken accordingly.”
Setback for Team India
As things stand, Ravindra Jadeja has an injury on his left knee and the medical team wants the player to opt out of the ODI series in an effort not to aggravate his injury. With one of the senior players missing, Rahul Dravid will now have to choose a deputy for Shikhar Dhawan.
Jadeja was made the deputy of Shikhar Dhawan in the upcoming 3-match ODI series. Reports further claim that Jadeja is likely to be available for the 5-match T20I series. The last of the two games will be played in Florida. With Jadeja set to miss the action, Yuzvendra Chahal and Shardul Thakur are the remaining senior ODI members of the team.
Problems Mount for KL Rahul
KL Rahul has been struggling with injuries and things only got worse for him after he tested positive for Covid-19. The Indian vice-captain was slated to appear for a fitness test on Sunday. But has tested positive and now, he has to spend 7 days in isolation. That also means, he will miss at least the first two T20s against West Indies.
Considering fitness issues, Rahul will miss the T20I series for India as yet another player could be set for temporary deputy captaincy role,
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Local Boy replaces Jadeja in Nets
Though Ravindra Jadeja is with the Indian team, he did not bowl, and neither did he take part in any training session. This forced Rahul Dravid to opt for an emergency nets bowler. Though the move from Dravid was quite surprising, this helped the Indian batters get used to a left-arm spinner. Amir Ali a young left-arm orthodox bowler was used by the Indian team during the practice session.
India Tour of West Indies Schedule
ODIs
1st ODI: July 22 (Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain)
2nd ODI: July 24 (Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain)
3rd ODI: July 27 (Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain)
All ODI matches live from 7 pm IST
T20Is
1st T20I: July 29: (Brian Lara Stadium, Port of Spain)
2nd T20I: Aug 1 (Warner Park, St Kitts & Nevis)
3rd T20I: Aug 2 (Warner Park, St Kitts & Nevis)
4th T20I: Aug 6 (Broward County Ground, Florida, USA)
5th T20I: Aug 7 (Broward County Ground, Florida, USA)
India ODI Squad WI: India’s squad for 3 ODIs: Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Ravindra Jadeja (vice-captain), Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.
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