Indian team has suffered a major injury blow as all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out of the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 with a knee injury. Jadeja will miss the remainder of the tournament as BCCI announced Akshar Patel as his replacement.

Akshar was on the list of standby players and is expected to join Team India soon in Dubai with the next match scheduled on Sunday (September 4).

In a media release, BCCI said: “The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Axar Patel as the replacement for Ravindra Jadeja in the ongoing Asia Cup.

Ravindra Jadeja has sustained a right knee injury and is ruled out of the tournament. He is currently under the supervision of the BCCI medical team.

His replacement, Axar Patel was earlier named as one of the standbys in the squad and will join the team in Dubai soon.”

Jadeja had played a major part with the bat in the 5-wicket victory over Pakistan last Sunday, as he scored 35 runs and added a match-winning fifty-wicket partnership with Hardik Pandya.

India will hope Jadeja's injury isn't very serious and he recovers in time for the T20 World Cup in Australia, which is slated to begin in October.