Asia Cup 2022: Avesh Khan ruled out due to illness, Deepak Chahar named replacement

Team India pacer Avesh Khan has been ruled out of Asia Cup 2022 due to illness, and Deepak Chahar will replace him in India's squad. Avesh didn't play against Pakistan as well, and it seems that he won't be able to get fit before the remaining matches. 

Deepak Chahar, who recently made his return after a lengthy injury layoff against Zimbabwe will be a valuable addition to the Indian squad given his all-round abilities. 

Avesh was ruled out of the Super Four stage match against Pakistan, on Sunday, after complaining of fever, but India coach Rahul Dravid had expected him to be available for the later games in the tournament.

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The pacer is currently under the supervision of BCCI's medical staff. If he fails to recover soon, Deepak Chahar, who is in the reserves, is likely to replace Avesh.

Meanwhile, Chahar has been a regular at India's net sessions over the past ten days in Dubai. On Tuesday, he went through an extended bowling session beside the main square before the start of India's game against Sri Lanka and his session was keenly monitored by bowling coach Paras Mhambrey, an ESPNcricinfo report said.

The 30-year-old pacer is also slowly returning to competitive cricket following a long rehabilitation for a quadricep injury, which he had suffered in February.

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After missing the IPL 2022, where he was one of Chennai Super Kings' costliest buys, the pacer returned to cricket after a gap of six months for the ODI tour of Zimbabwe last month. Chahar played two of the three games there, where he picked up five wickets, including 3 for 27 in his comeback game.

With inputs from IANS