Desk Reports :
India has completed the group stage of the Asia Cup. Suryakumar Yadav’s team has won all 3 matches. Now they have a mission of Super Four ahead of them. In the first match of the last four, they will take the field against Pakistan tomorrow night. Before that, India is facing a big worry.
India defeated Oman by 21 runs in the last match. Even after the victory, the Indian team management is not relieved. Because the team’s spinning all-rounder Axar Patel suffered a head injury today. Therefore, there is a concern about his availability in the match against Pakistan. If Patel does not recover in the match against the neighboring country, India will face some problems.
India has lined up an eleven with 3 spinners in all the group stage matches. The other two with Patel were Varun Chakraborty and Kuldeep Yadav. Varun was rested against Oman despite playing the first two matches. If Patel is not available in the first match of the Super Four, India will have to include Riyan Parag or Washington Sundar, who are on the standby list, in the eleven. They can also play the role of an alternate all-rounder like Patel.
Although India is not thinking about Patel’s replacement right now. After the match against Oman, India’s fielding coach Dilip said that Patel’s condition is good now. There is 48 hours before the Pakistan match. Whether Patel can recover during this time is a matter of concern.
India has lined up an XI with 3 spinners in all the group stage matches. The other two with Patel were Varun Chakraborty and Kuldeep Yadav. Varun was rested against Oman despite playing the first two matches. If Patel is not available in the first match of the Super Four, India will have to take Riyan Parag or Washington Sundar, who are on the standby list, into the XI. They can also play the role of an alternate all-rounder like Patel.
Oman was bowled out for 167 runs in response to India’s 188 runs at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The incident occurred in the 15th over of their innings. Hammad Mirza hit a ball in that over bowled by Shivam Dube. Patel ran from mid-off to take the catch. He caught the ball but could not collect it in his hands. He fell backwards and hit his head. Although he was given first aid on the field, he could not continue the game.
Patel was finally forced to leave the field due to discomfort. He bowled only one over that day. He gave away 4 runs in that over. Before that, Patel played a short stormy innings of 26 runs off 13 balls with the bat. His innings with a strike rate of 200 was decorated with the help of 3 fours and a six.
However, India is not thinking of Patel’s replacement right now. After the match against Oman, India’s fielding coach Dilip said that Patel’s condition is good now. There are 48 hours before the Pakistan match. The concern is whether Patel can recover within this time.
