Jadeja has been suspended for the third Test as his gathered negative mark focuses achieved six inside a two year time frame amid the second Test, and is replaced by Axar Patel who will play against Sri Lanka in the coming 3rd ODI in Kandy on 12th August 2017.
“The All-India Senior Selection Committee on Tuesday named Axar Patel as the replacement for Ravindra Jadeja in the team for the 3rd Test, which starts from August 12, 2017, at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium,” BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary said in a release.
The current team members selected by the BCC are: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (bad habit skipper), Rohit Sharma, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, W Saha (wk), Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, M Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Abhinav Mukund.
With Jadeja passing up a great opportunity, it will be either Patel, who has played 30 universal matches, or chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav turning up for India in third Test, which will likewise be a chance to finish the series. R Ashwin is India’s driving spinner right now and he remains a first decision.
This will be Axar Patel’s debut in the Test cricket series, but has played a number of matches including 20 ODI’s and 7 T20 internationals. He has also played 23 top notch coordinates and taken 79 wickets. He has recently wrapped up the 50-over tri-arrangement in South Africa with India A. He completed the group’s third-most noteworthy wicket-taker in the arrangement with seven wickets in four games he played.
