New Delhi: Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been ruled out of the
upcoming Deodhar Trophy to be held in Dharamsala from March 4-8.
"Ashwin has a niggling issue and the BCCI Medical Team has
advised him a week s rest," acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary was
quoted as saying in a BCCI press release.
However it was not specified what exactly is the niggle.
The Deodhar Trophy was a chance for Ashwin to showcase his
50-over bowling skills and convince the selectors, whose preferred
choices in the shorter format are Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav.
The motivation level for a senior player to play a particular
format diminishes if he knows that his chances of immediate comeback is
next to nil.
The selection committee decided to
include Shahbaz Nadeem as the replacement. The selectors have named
Ankit Bawne as captain of the India A team and suggested that Akshdeep
Nath will move to India B squad to facilitate the change.
PTI
