Asia Cup: Axar replaces Shardul as India opt to bat against unchanged Sri Lanka
The Men-in-Blue have made a single change in their Playing XI and have included the third spinner in Axar Patel in place of seamer Shardul Thakur.
The Men-in-Blue have made a single change in their Playing XI and have included the third spinner in Axar Patel in place of seamer Shardul Thakur.
The squad for the final displayed a few changes from the team that faced Australia in the four-match series.
The national selectors have picked seasoned pacer Mohammed Shami as a replacement for Jasprit Bumrah, who had to pull out of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia starting on Sunday. India will open their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 23. Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur have been named as backups and will travel to Australia shortly, the release added.
Mitchell Marsh's 63 and Thakur's brilliant 4/36, which included the wicket of Jitesh Sharma, who threatened to take the match away from the Capitals in the final overs, helped the side seal an important win over PBKS to keep their playoff hopes alive.
The squad otherwise remains unchanged from the one that played in the first two Tests at the M.A.Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Shardul Thakur played a crucial role in the Border-Gavaskar series decider at the Gabba. His 69 runs and seven wickets helped India win the fourth Test.
Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur scored their maiden Test half centuries to keep India in the game at The Gabba.
The 29-year-old Shardul Thakur said that he was up for the opportunity. He recalled an advice from head coach Ravi Shastri at the start of the tour.
On Day 3, Thakur and Sundar embarked on a 123-run partnership for the seventh wicket to help India fall behind Australia by a small margin of just 33 runs.
Sundar and Thakur have ensured that the visitors remain alive in the fourth Test with their partnership of 77 runs on Day Three. Thanks to that, India reached 253/6 at Tea.
