Concurrently, the left-arm orthodox spinner Axar Patel is facing the hard slice of his life, as he has reportedly injured himself again on the eve of fourth One-day international while practising with the willow in Bengaluru.
However, the severity of the injury is yet to be ascertained, as team management has not revealed anything to the media at the time of filing this report.
A journalist, Shayan Acharya, who was covering hosts practice session broke the news on social media while tweeting on his official Twitter handle.
https://twitter.com/ShayanAcharya/status/912974709901238272
On the other side, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is yet to release the official statement on Patel’s injury, as Virat Kohli-led Men in Blue sweated it out in the nets, both with the bat and a ball which further extended to the rigorous fielding drills.
Pertinently, the slow bowler in the form of Patel was left out for the first three ODIs, as his replacement came in the form of Ravindra Jadeja, who was left out owing to the rotating policy revealed by the chief of the national selectors M.S.K Prasad for the BCCI, earlier this month.
The last-minute replacement came after Axar sprained his left ankle during the football session ahead of the first match of the five-match One-day international match which was scheduled at Chepauk on September 17.
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However, after gaining the complete fitness, the 23-year-old Patel returned to the side when the 15-member squad was announced on September 24, eventually for the last two fixtures of the 50-over format.
Interestingly, Jadeja, who replaced injured Patel after initially been given the rest, was again left out for the remainder of the ODIs.
Nevertheless, it was seen as the grand opportunity for the promising prospect alongside chinaman Kuldeep Yadav and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal.
The duo in the form of Chahal and Yadav have had certainly left an impact while deceiving the Australian batting line-up owing to the aggressive approach in the series.
The bowling all-rounder Patel, who made his debut in 2014 against Bangladesh in Dhaka, played 24 ODIs; as he went on to bag 41 wickets at an average of 29.53. He also played eight T20Is.
The fourth ODI is slated for Bengaluru at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
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